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Implanting The Power Unit Of A Wireless Heart Pacer

North Carolina 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$339$331 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$741 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $331 to $21,380Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $324 to $977
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $339

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$42,657.95
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$389

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.