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Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart

Nevada 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?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$2,951$2,884 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,951 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $20,893Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $4,467
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,467professional $2,951

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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$20,892.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $3,020 · 44th 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.