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Removing A Defibrillator Lead Behind The Breastbone

Alabama rates for HCPCS 0573T

Taking out a defibrillator wire that runs in the space just behind the breastbone. The wire is freed from the tissue around it and withdrawn; this covers the wire only.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing A Defibrillator Lead Behind The Breastbone cost?

$355

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $2,399.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $871 to $4,571Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $269 to $355
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $309

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
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 24.5 times more in California than in South Dakota. 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.

Alabama· 49th of 51

$355

CA $8,318SD $339

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.