go back

Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart

Illinois 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 negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,236 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 4 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$3,236$3,162 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,622 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,943Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $6,026
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,162professional $3,236

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $3,236 · 38th 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.