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Removing A Chest Breathing Sensor Electrode

Texas rates for HCPCS 0468T

An electrode in the chest wall that senses breathing for an implanted stimulator is disconnected and taken out. The rest of the implanted system is not necessarily removed with it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing A Chest Breathing Sensor Electrode cost?

$1,479

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $8,511.

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 $2,239 · 10th to 90th $447 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $1,479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,479

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$478.63
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 269.2 times more in Colorado than in Idaho. 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.

Texas· 19th of 41

$1,479

CO $8,128ID $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.