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Circulatory Support From Outside The Body

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 92971

Use of a mechanical device placed outside the body to assist the heart's pumping and improve blood flow, without any part of the device being implanted. It is used to support a struggling heart while treatment takes effect or while recovery is awaited. The device works with the patient's own heartbeat rather than replacing it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Circulatory Support From Outside The Body cost?

$93.33

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $1,318.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $93 · 10th to 90th $93 to $2,692Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $204 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $93professional $204

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 38.0 times more in Rhode Island than in Washington, DC. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 49

$93.33

RI $3,548DC $93.33

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.