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Placing A Diaphragm Stimulator's Battery Unit

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0680T

Setting the battery-and-electronics unit of a diaphragm stimulation system into a pocket under the skin and connecting it to leads already attached to the muscle; the system stimulates the diaphragm to improve the pumping of a failing heart. The same service covers exchanging a unit that is already in place for a new one. The leads themselves are not disturbed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Placing A Diaphragm Stimulator's Battery Unit cost?

$12,882

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,882 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9,772 to $15,136.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $6,607 to $16,596Professionalmedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $10,715 to $16,596
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $12,882professional $12,882

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
$3,890.45
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$16,595.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44,668.36
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$44,668.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 208.9 times more in Arkansas than in North Carolina. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$12,882

AR $20,893NC $100

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.