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Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 33928

Removes an implanted total artificial heart, the mechanical pump that has taken over the work of the person's own heart, and puts a new one in its place. It is open-chest surgery done when the existing device has failed or worn out, usually while the person waits for a heart transplant.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart cost?

$3,236

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $4,266.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,266Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $3,548

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Arkansas· 37th of 51

$3,236

CA $13,804ND $2,512

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.