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Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart

Iowa 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?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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$3,981$2,754 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$4,266 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $8,128Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $6,457
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,026professional $3,981

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
$3,981.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,079.46
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,762.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $3,981 · 17th 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.