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Heart Transplant or Heart Assist Implant (without MCC)

South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 002

Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System without MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Heart Transplant or Heart Assist Implant (without MCC) cost?

$269,153

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269,153 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $181,970 to $371,535.

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 $269,153 · 10th to 90th $138,038 to $512,861
$10K$20K$50K$100K$200K$500Kfacility $269,153

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
$177,827.94
Median
$269,153.48
Typical High
$512,861.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123,026.88
Median
$186,208.71
Typical High
$257,039.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91,201.08
Median
$263,026.80
Typical High
$446,683.59

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Vermont than in Michigan. 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.

South Carolina· 8th of 51

$269,153

VT $295,121MI $21,380

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.