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Replacement of a Heart Assist Device Pump

New Hampshire 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?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,778$1,349 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$776 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $724 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $871 to $3,090
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,072professional $1,778

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$19,952.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 8th of 51

$1,698

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.