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Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart

Colorado 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?

$7,586

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,586 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 from a physician practice, and about $24,547 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,388$3,388 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24,547$7,586 to $46,774

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24,547 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $72,444Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $5,012
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K$100.0Kfacility $24,547professional $3,388

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$72,443.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,128.61
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,760.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $7,586 · 4th of 51
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.