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Removing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0580T

Taking out the battery-and-electronics unit of a defibrillator whose wire runs behind the breastbone, from its pocket under the skin, without putting a new one in its place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $282 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$275$135 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$204 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $158 to $12,882Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,202
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $282professional $275

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
$3,890.45
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 56.2 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $275 · 35th of 51
CA $8,318ND $148

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.