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Implanting The Power Unit Of A Wireless Heart Pacer

North Dakota 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$339 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$224 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $224 to $8,511Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $309 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $468

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
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 39th of 51

$575

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.