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Replacement Of An Implanted Heart Pump

Alaska rates for HCPCS 33982

Exchange of the pump of an implanted heart-assist device for a new one. These devices are mechanical pumps placed inside the chest to help a weakened heart push blood around the body, and the pump itself is replaced if it wears out, clots or malfunctions. It is open chest surgery with a hospital stay and recovery afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacement Of An Implanted Heart Pump cost?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,918 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 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 6 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$6,918$3,631 to $10,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$2,399 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $15,488Professionalmedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $12,882
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,754professional $6,918

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
$5,754.40
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$15,135.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$13,182.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$15,135.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in California than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $6,918 · 4th of 51
CA $10,471HI $2,138

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.