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Implanting Part Of A Heart Ischemia Monitor

California rates for HCPCS 0526T

One part of an implanted system that watches for electrical signs of reduced blood flow to the heart muscle is placed or replaced. The system is made up of a lead inside the heart and a monitor under the skin of the chest, and either part can be handled on its own. Only one component is placed in this service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implanting Part Of A Heart Ischemia Monitor cost?

$6,761

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,761 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $8,128 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 9 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$794$525 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,128$5,248 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $4,467 to $16,982Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $229 to $5,012
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,128professional $794

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
$3,630.78
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,791.08
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$10,471.29
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$10,232.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$39,810.72
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$37,153.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Colorado than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $6,761 · 2nd of 51
CO $7,244SD $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.