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Mechanical Support For A Failing Heart

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 92970

Use of a mechanical pump to take over part of the work of a heart that cannot maintain the circulation on its own. The service covers setting up, running, and adjusting the support rather than the operation to place the device.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Mechanical Support For A Failing Heart cost?

$240

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $891.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $240 to $2,512Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $155 to $288
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,698professional $240

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
$239.88
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $240 · 33rd of 51
CA $3,388MD $182

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.