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Remote Data Review Of A Breastbone-Lead Defibrillator

Tennessee 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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$23.99$22.39 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,175 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $158 to $4,169Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $19 to $41
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $2,188professional $24

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
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
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
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 44th of 51

$24.55

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.