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Replacement Of An Implanted Heart Pump

North Carolina 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?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$3,090$1,905 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,905 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $8,710Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $5,754
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388professional $3,090

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $3,162 · 20th 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.