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Remote Data Review Of A Breastbone-Lead Defibrillator

California rates for HCPCS 0579T

Transmissions from an implanted defibrillator whose wire runs in the space behind the breastbone are received and stored over a period of monitoring, and technical staff review and analyze them and produce a report. The patient does not need to attend in person.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Remote Data Review Of A Breastbone-Lead Defibrillator cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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 8 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$27.54$24.55 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$31.62 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $24 to $6,607Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $21 to $65
$100$1K$10Kfacility $85professional $28

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23

Where California sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Oklahoma than in West Virginia. 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.

California· 15th of 51

$28.84

OK $63.10WV $23.44

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.