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Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures (with MCC)

California rates for MS-DRG 268

Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon with MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures (with MCC) cost?

$165,959

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $165,959 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $63,096 to $181,970.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $165,959 · 10th to 90th $45,709 to $229,087
$5K$10K$20K$50K$100K$200Kfacility $165,959

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
$38,018.94
Median
$131,825.67
Typical High
$218,776.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46,773.51
Median
$169,824.37
Typical High
$234,422.88
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$95,499.26
Typical High
$218,776.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$117,489.76
Typical High
$218,776.16
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$67,608.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245,470.89
Median
$245,470.89
Typical High
$245,470.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$131,825.67
Typical High
$245,470.89
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109,647.82
Median
$109,647.82
Typical High
$109,647.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$72,443.60
Typical High
$208,929.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in New York 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.

California· 5th of 51

$165,959

NY $177,828MI $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.