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Repositioning A Defibrillator Wire Behind The Breastbone

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 0574T

Surgery to move a defibrillator wire that runs behind the breastbone into a better position. The wire already in place is freed, resited and secured again, and the battery-and-electronics unit it connects to is not exchanged.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repositioning A Defibrillator Wire Behind The Breastbone cost?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $3,802.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $5,248Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $245 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $457

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
$245.47
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$812.83

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Texas than in Kentucky. 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· 6th of 51

$1,738

TX $2,951KY $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.