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Opening A Long-Blocked Heart Artery

Washington 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?

$7,079

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $20,417.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $38,905
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,079

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
$1,122.02
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$20,892.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$60,255.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,620.87
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$37,153.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$48,977.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,318.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$33,113.11
Typical High
$60,255.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$40,738.03
Typical High
$69,183.10

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 64.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $7,079 · 30th of 51
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.