Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Implantable Heart Assist Systems,MAJOR
Low
$245.7k
Average
$323.0k
Median
$323.0k
High
$400.2k
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Reflects a negotiated percentage of total billed charges.
| # | Hospital | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | $245.7k | $245.7k | $71.8k | 29% | 2–20 | $42.4k – $957.3k |
| 2 | Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | $400.2k | $400.2k | $121.9k | 30% | 2–20 | $42.4k – $957.3k |
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