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Removing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead

North Carolina 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$219$219 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$331 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $219 to $10,233Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $209 to $603
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,818professional $219

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
$218.78
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$549.54
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $219 · 47th 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.