go back

Removing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead

California 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?

$8,318

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $9,333 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$245$214 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,333$6,457 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $17,783Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,012
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $9,333professional $245

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
$2,951.21
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$467.74
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$25,703.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$616.60

Where California 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.

California $8,318 · 1st 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.