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Removing A Defibrillator Lead Behind The Breastbone

Arkansas 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 The wire is freed from the tissue around it and withdrawn; this covers the wire only.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?

$1,230

Typical facility fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $2,042.

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 $1,820 · 10th to 90th $955 to $4,786Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $214 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $339

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
$812.83
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 15th of 51

$1,230

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.