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Implanting A Heart Pump Inside The Body

Georgia 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 July 2026.

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th–90th $2,239$12,5890%5%10%10th90th$5,370Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th–90th $2,089$5,7540%20%10th90th$2,399$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$16,218.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,585.78