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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 October 2026.

How much does Removing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$186 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$2,239 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $851 to $14,791Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $166 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $209

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,019.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Colorado than in Maine. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Virginia· 49th of 51

$240

CO $2,089ME $219

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.