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Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart

Delaware 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 October 2026.

How much does Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart cost?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $724 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,162$2,570 to $3,236
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$389 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,266Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $5,888
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $724professional $3,162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Alaska than in Arkansas. 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$2,138

AK $10,471AR $1,479

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.