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Testing A Breastbone-Lead Defibrillator

Indiana 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$178 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$912 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $182 to $5,012Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $155 to $347
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,089professional $182

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
$165.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$426.58

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 50th of 51

$191

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.