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Replacing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $12,023 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$537$457 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,023$3,388 to $25,119

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $676 to $32,359Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,380
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $12,023professional $537

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
$724.44
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$33,113.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$44,668.36
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$501.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,772.37
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 35th of 51

$1,318

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.