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Removing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead

Nebraska 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$316$200 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$5,754 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $14,454Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $200 to $525
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,943professional $316

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $501 · 21st 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.