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Implanting The Power Unit Of A Wireless Heart Pacer

Maine 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 July 2026.

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

$437

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $537.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $331 to $646
$500$1Kprofessional $437

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$724.44

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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.

Maine· 35th of 51

$437

CA $9,120ND $224

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.