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Repositioning A Defibrillator Wire Behind The Breastbone

North Dakota 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$759$631 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$282 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $282 to $3,236Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $427 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $759

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 30th of 51

$759

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.