Keyhole Placement Of A Diaphragm Stimulation System

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0674T

Placement of a complete diaphragm stimulation system through small cuts in the abdomen, using a camera and slim instruments. One or more leads are attached to the diaphragm and connected to a battery-and-electronics unit set in a pocket under the skin, which sends timed electrical pulses that make the muscle contract — a treatment used in heart failure to improve how well the heart pumps, not to assist breathing. The same service covers replacing a whole system that is already in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Placement Of A Diaphragm Stimulation System cost?

$6,310

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $6,918 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 36 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$794	$501 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$6,918	$3,715 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $18,197Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $372 to $12,023

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,258.93 Median $4,677.35 Typical High $11,481.54	Facility	Global	$1,258.93	$4,677.35	$11,481.54
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,047.13 Median $5,248.07 Typical High $12,302.69	Professional	Global	$1,047.13	$5,248.07	$12,302.69
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,801.89 Median $9,120.11 Typical High $17,378.01	Facility	Global	$3,801.89	$9,120.11	$17,378.01
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $371.54 Median $524.81 Typical High $1,047.13	Professional	Global	$371.54	$524.81	$1,047.13
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $323.59 Median $7,762.47 Typical High $21,379.62	Facility	Global	$323.59	$7,762.47	$21,379.62
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $831.76 Median $831.76 Typical High $831.76	Professional	Global	$831.76	$831.76	$831.76
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $5,128.61 Median $18,197.01 Typical High $47,863.01	Facility	Global	$5,128.61	$18,197.01	$47,863.01

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 758.6 times more in Minnesota than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

MN $60,256MT $79.43

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.