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Testing A Breastbone-Lead Defibrillator

Montana 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 July 2026.

How much does Testing A Breastbone-Lead Defibrillator cost?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 5 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$331$229 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$427 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $427 to $447Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $229 to $437
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $331

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in New York 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.

Montana· 10th of 51

$427

NY $1,905ND $135

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.