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Removing an Artificial Heart at Transplant Surgery

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 33929

Covers taking out an implanted total artificial heart at the time a donor heart is transplanted. The artificial pump and its connections are separated from the blood vessels so the donor heart can be sewn in. It is billed in addition to the transplant operation itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removing an Artificial Heart at Transplant Surgery cost?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $661 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,698$1,349 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$562 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $35 to $1,413Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,951
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $1,698

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$1,698

AK $7,244MD $1,380

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.