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Replacing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead

Ohio rates for HCPCS 0614T

Removing the battery-and-electronics unit of a defibrillator whose wire runs behind the breastbone, and connecting a new unit to the wire already in place. The pocket under the skin is opened, the old unit is disconnected and taken out, and the new one is fitted; the wire itself is left where it is.

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$417$372 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$1,778 to $21,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $955 to $30,200Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,943professional $417

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
$2,951.21
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,498.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$19,054.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$31,622.78
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$30,902.95
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$19,952.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$45,708.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 50.1 times more in Arkansas than in New York. 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.

Ohio· 43rd of 51

$955

AR $19,498NY $389

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.