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Replacement of a Heart Assist Device Pump

Idaho 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 July 2026.

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

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,259$1,023 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,660 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $955 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,455
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,236professional $1,259

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,778.28
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in California than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Idaho $1,259 · 28th of 51
CA $10,233HI $891

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.