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Mechanical Support For A Failing Heart

Colorado 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 7 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$195$195 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$2,630 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $195 to $9,550Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $174 to $363
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,169professional $195

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
$194.98
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$512.86

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $245 · 31st 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.