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Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart

Louisiana 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?

$3,388

Typical physician fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $3,715.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,365Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $3,890
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $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
$933.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$3,388

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.