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Repositioning A Defibrillator Wire Behind The Breastbone

Virginia 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 July 2026.

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

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$417 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,388 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $457 to $14,791Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $363 to $5,248
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,623professional $457

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
$457.09
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$831.76
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,964.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $525 · 35th of 51
CO $6,918KY $380

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.