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HANK Price Transparency. (n.d.).
EXTERNAL HEART ASSIST DEVICES (APR_DRG 178) by State .
PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital MRFs.
Retrieved October 11, 2026 , from http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/178/by-state?code_type=APR_DRG
“EXTERNAL HEART ASSIST DEVICES (APR_DRG 178) by State.” HANK Price Transparency ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/178/by-state?code_type=APR_DRG. Accessed
October 11, 2026 .
“EXTERNAL HEART ASSIST DEVICES (APR_DRG 178) by State,” HANK Price Transparency ,
accessed October 11, 2026 ,
http://ppman.hank.ai/transparency/procedure/178/by-state?code_type=APR_DRG.
Source: PPMan price-transparency data, derived from CMS-required hospital
machine-readable files (45 CFR 180). See
methodology .
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APR-DRG · across United States
178 — External Heart Assist Devices
State-by-state median negotiated rates. Lower bars are cheaper states; the
range bar shows the IQR (25th to 75th percentile within each state).
$50,844
National median
$34,840 – $76,358
IQR (p25 – p75)
40
hospitals filing
16
states
Walking in without insurance?
Cash / self-pay price
Cash median
$168,035
vs. negotiated
+230.5%
Hospitals reporting
8
Cash / self-pay rates apply when you don't run the bill through insurance.
Many hospitals also offer income-based discounts on top of the published
cash price — always ask about a financial-assistance application
before paying.
Median negotiated rate, by state
Ranked by typical (median) negotiated price. Hover for state-level IQR.
Median negotiated rate by state for 178 (APR_DRG), with interquartile range
State Median p25 p75
SD $160,612 $11,732 $164,873
IN $103,901 $89,953 $117,849
NJ $91,726 $91,726 $91,726
IA $90,282 $90,282 $90,282
IL $88,904 $72,883 $92,719
VA $84,914 $84,914 $85,699
WA $61,216 $53,362 $74,906
TN $53,527 $43,367 $63,687
HI $52,407 $46,295 $61,042
PA $50,730 $40,523 $60,665
CA $47,567 $44,662 $49,651
MI $34,744 $34,744 $34,744
FL $29,983 $29,983 $29,983
MA $20,124 $19,720 $20,502
OH $15,951 $15,951 $31,243
MN $8,358 $8,272 $8,358