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Implanting A Heart Ischemia Monitoring System

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 0525T

A monitoring system is implanted to watch continuously for electrical signs that the heart muscle is not getting enough blood. A lead is placed into the heart through a vein and connected to a small monitor implanted under the skin of the chest, which alerts the patient when it detects a significant change. The complete system is placed or replaced in this procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implanting A Heart Ischemia Monitoring System cost?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $11,749 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,023$692 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11,749$4,786 to $23,442

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,749 · 10th to 90th $646 to $28,840Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $11,749professional $1,023

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$37,153.52
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$630.96

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 27.5 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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· 28th of 51

$1,318

OK $14,454NY $525

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.