go back

Replacing The Battery Of A Wireless Pacing System

Maryland rates for HCPCS 0520T

Taking the battery of a wireless heart pacing system out of its pocket under the skin and fitting a new one in its place. The transmitter that sends energy across to the receiver inside the heart is left in place, and the receiver in the heart is not touched.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacing The Battery Of A Wireless Pacing System cost?

$537

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $562.

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 $16,596 · 10th to 90th $16,596 to $16,596Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $437 to $617
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $16,596professional $537

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $537 · 41st of 51
CA $9,120ND $355

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.