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Testing A Breastbone-Lead Defibrillator

Arizona rates for HCPCS 0577T

A test of whether a defibrillator whose wire runs behind the breastbone will actually do its job. An abnormal rhythm is deliberately started under controlled conditions, and the team checks that the device senses it and delivers a shock that stops it, adjusting the sensing and treatment settings based on what happens.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Testing A Breastbone-Lead Defibrillator cost?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$186 to $380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$417 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $316 to $4,677Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,738
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $977professional $229

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$24,547.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Texas than in North 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.

Arizona· 14th of 51

$380

TX $1,950ND $138

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.