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Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart

Idaho 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?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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 7 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$3,548$3,388 to $4,571
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$4,467 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $11,220Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $7,762
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,677.35
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 24th of 51

$3,548

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.