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Removing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead

Colorado 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?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $16,596 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 6 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$214$214 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16,596$6,026 to $28,184

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,596 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $44,668Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $209 to $603
$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $16,596professional $214

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$58,884.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $6,918 · 2nd 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.