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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 October 2026.

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

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$347 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$2,239 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $851 to $14,791Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $309 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $389

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
$457.09
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,019.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 48th of 51

$457

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.