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Check Of A Wireless Heart Pacing System

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0521T

An in-office check of an implanted wireless system that paces the heart's main pumping chamber. The clinician connects to the device, records how it has been working, disconnects, and issues a review and report.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Check Of A Wireless Heart Pacing System cost?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $54.95.

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 $55 · 10th to 90th $55 to $148Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $43 to $60
$50$100facility $55professional $55

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$120.23

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Kansas. 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· 8th of 51

$54.95

WI $69.18KS $30.20

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.