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Placing A Defibrillator Lead Behind The Breastbone

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0572T

Placement of the wire a defibrillator uses to sense the heart's rhythm and deliver a shock, tunnelled into the space just behind the breastbone rather than threaded through a vein into the heart. Keeping the wire out of the heart and its veins avoids the problems that come with wires running inside them.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th–90th $1,230$18,6210%5%10%10th90th$6,761Professionalmedian $501 · 10th–90th $372$1,3800%20%10th90th$501$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$28,183.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,202.26