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Replacing The Power Unit Of A Wireless Heart Pacer

North Carolina 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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$708$589 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$1,000 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $708 to $10,471Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $708

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
$707.95
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$708

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.