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Opening A Long-Blocked Heart Artery

Iowa rates for HCPCS 92943

Reopens a heart artery, one of its branches, or an old bypass graft that has been completely blocked for a long time. Working through a catheter from the wrist or groin, the doctor crosses the blockage and restores flow using a balloon, a stent, or a device that shaves or drills through the hardened material. One blocked vessel is treated; a further blocked vessel opened in the same session is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening A Long-Blocked Heart Artery cost?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $12,589.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $24,547Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,344
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $1,479

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
$1,995.26
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$25,118.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$30,199.52

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 64.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Iowa· 29th of 51

$7,244

IN $41,687ND $646

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.