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Testing A Breastbone-Lead Defibrillator

North Carolina 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?

$363

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $219 to $490.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $214 to $7,943Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $214 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $214professional $380

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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$616.60
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$81.28

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 17th of 51

$363

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.