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Placing An External Pump For Both Heart Chambers

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33976

Places a mechanical pump that sits outside the body and takes over the work of both the right and left pumping chambers of the heart. Tubes run from the heart through the chest wall to the pump, which drives blood to the lungs and to the rest of the body. It is used when the heart is failing badly and needs support while it recovers or while a patient waits for a transplant.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Placing An External Pump For Both Heart Chambers cost?

$1,905

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $2,399.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,266
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $1,905

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
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,073.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 34th of 51

$1,905

AK $6,166DE $1,318

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.