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Replacement of a Total Artificial Heart

Utah 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?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,370 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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$5,370$3,631 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,388 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $6,026Professionalmedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $7,762
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,571professional $5,370

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
$3,162.28
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,786.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,943.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Utah 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.

Utah $4,571 · 10th 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.