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Replacing The Power Unit Of A Wireless Heart Pacer

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0519T

Removing the battery and transmitter unit of a wireless heart pacing system from its pocket under the skin of the chest and putting a new one in its place. The receiver inside the heart stays where it is.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$3,388

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $6,310.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $871 to $7,762Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $398 to $2,630
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,129professional $871

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
$870.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,549.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$54,954.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 37.2 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.

Washington, DC· 4th of 51

$3,388

CA $8,913ND $240

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.