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Under-Skin Defibrillator, Electrode Only

California rates for HCPCS 0320T

Only the electrode of an under-the-skin defibrillator system is placed — the insulated wire tunnelled beneath the skin over the chest that senses the heart rhythm and carries the shock. The pulse generator is not dealt with in this service. Nothing is placed inside the heart or its blood vessels.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Under-Skin Defibrillator, Electrode Only cost?

$10,965

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,965 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,413 to $14,454.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $6,026 to $20,893Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $407 to $407
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,965professional $407

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,892.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86

Where California sits

The same service costs 120.2 times more in Iowa than in Illinois. 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· 9th of 15

$10,965

IA $15,136IL $126

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.