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Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures (without MCC)

South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 269

Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures (without MCC) cost?

$75,858

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75,858 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58,884 to $104,713.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $75,858 · 10th to 90th $33,113 to $131,826
$20K$50K$100Kfacility $75,858

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51,286.14
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$165,958.69
Ambetter
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32,359.37
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$120,226.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$95,499.26
Typical High
$128,824.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61,659.50
Median
$97,723.72
Typical High
$147,910.84

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 398.1 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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· 15th of 51

$75,858

AK $109,648HI $275

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.