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Replacement of a Heart Assist Device Pump

Pennsylvania 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$832 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$490 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $302 to $8,710Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,660
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $794professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,778.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$14,791.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 43rd of 51

$977

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.