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Revision or Removal of Stimulator Lead

Washington rates for HCPCS 0270T

The lead of a blood-pressure stimulation system on one side — the wire attached to the carotid artery in the neck — is revised or taken out. The pulse generator itself is left in place. Any testing and programming carried out during the operation are included.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Revision or Removal of Stimulator Lead cost?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $741 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$871$813 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$309 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $257 to $15,136Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,380
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $741professional $871

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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$25,703.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,162.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 457.1 times more in Indiana than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $851 · 32nd of 46
IN $13,804SC $30.20

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.