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Implanting The Power Unit Of A Wireless Heart Pacer

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0517T

Placement of the battery and transmitter unit of a wireless system that paces the heart's main pumping chamber. The unit sits under the skin of the chest and sends energy to a tiny receiver already inside the heart, so no wire has to run from the unit into the heart. Imaging guidance and testing of the device are included.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implanting The Power Unit Of A Wireless Heart Pacer cost?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $15,136 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$851 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15,136$7,079 to $18,621

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,136 · 10th to 90th $631 to $25,119Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,950
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $15,136professional $1,479

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$50,118.72
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$21,379.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$60,255.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Arkansas than in Maine. 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.

Alaska· 20th of 51

$1,479

AR $6,918ME $437

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.