Under-Skin Defibrillator, Generator Only

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0321T

Only the pulse generator of an under-the-skin defibrillator system is placed in a pocket beneath the skin and connected to an electrode that is already in position. The existing electrode is left as it is. The generator is the unit that analyzes the rhythm and produces the shock.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$13,490

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $13,490 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$513	$457 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$13,490	$9,333 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,490 · 10th to 90th $7,943 to $22,387Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $339 to $813

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $7,943.28 Median $13,489.63 Typical High $22,387.21	Facility	Global	$7,943.28	$13,489.63	$22,387.21

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 229.1 times more in California than in Wisconsin. 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.

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CA $13,490WI $58.88

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.