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Remote Data Review Of A Breastbone-Lead Defibrillator

Rhode Island 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 4 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$29.51$26.30 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$83.18 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $76 to $5,754Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $24 to $31
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $191professional $30

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 10th of 51

$29.51

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.