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Replacing A Defibrillator Unit With Breastbone Lead

West Virginia 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $30,903 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,023$708 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30,903$3,090 to $35,481

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30,903 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $50,119Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $589 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $30,903professional $1,023

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$50,118.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$61,659.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 40th of 51

$1,072

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.