Implanting A Heart Pump Inside The Body

Delaware rates for HCPCS 33979

Places a mechanical pump inside the chest to help one of the heart's lower chambers push blood out to the body, with a thin cable passing through the skin to a controller and batteries worn outside. The chest is opened and a heart-lung machine takes over the circulation while the pump is attached to the heart and the main artery. It supports people with severe heart failure, either long term or while they wait for a transplant.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implanting A Heart Pump Inside The Body cost?

$3,139

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,139 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

75% physician fee25% facility fee

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$2,344	$2,291 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$794	$389 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,266Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,020

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $2,290.87 Median $6,025.60 Typical High $7,244.36	Facility	None	$2,290.87	$6,025.60	$7,244.36
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $2,137.96 Median $2,290.87 Typical High $2,511.89	Professional	None	$2,137.96	$2,290.87	$2,511.89
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $676.08 Median $794.33 Typical High $2,290.87	Facility	None	$676.08	$794.33	$2,290.87
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1,737.80 Median $2,344.23 Typical High $5,888.44	Professional	None	$1,737.80	$2,344.23	$5,888.44
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $275.42 Median $446.68 Typical High $4,265.80	Facility	None	$275.42	$446.68	$4,265.80
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $1,995.26 Median $2,630.27 Typical High $4,570.88	Professional	None	$1,995.26	$2,630.27	$4,570.88

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 7.3 times more in Alabama 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 49th of 51

$3,139

$2,344 physician + $794 facility

AL $20,413MD $2,801

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.