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Replacement of a Heart Assist Device Pump

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 33981

Replacement of the pump unit of a mechanical device that helps a failing heart move blood around the body. The pump can be exchanged for a new one when it wears out or malfunctions, without replacing the whole system. The patient is supported by the team throughout the exchange.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Replacement of a Heart Assist Device Pump cost?

$933

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $933.

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 $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,818Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,000
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,202professional $933

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
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$977.24

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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.

Hawaii· 48th of 51

$933

AK $3,236NY $871

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.