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Removing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead

Virginia 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$245$219 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,388 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $245 to $14,791Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $191 to $5,248
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,623professional $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
$245.47
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,964.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $282 · 34th 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.