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Implanting Part Of A Heart Ischemia Monitor

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

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

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $9,550 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$1,318$832 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,550$4,571 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $794 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,399
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,550professional $1,318

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
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$28,183.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,982.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$19,952.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$173.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Arkansas 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· 25th of 51

$1,622

AR $7,244NY $447

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.