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Heart Transplant

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 33945

Replaces a failing heart with a donor heart. The chest is opened through the breastbone, a heart-lung machine takes over the circulation, the diseased heart is removed, and the donor heart is sewn into place. It is done for severe heart failure that no longer responds to medicines or other treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Heart Transplant cost?

$6,166

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,631 to $6,918.

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 $1,660 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,457Professionalmedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $9,550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $6,166

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Alaska than in Arkansas. 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.

Rhode Island· 24th of 51

$6,166

AK $19,055AR $2,089

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.