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Placing A Diaphragm Stimulator's Battery Unit

Pennsylvania 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 July 2026.

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

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $6,761.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,244
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $1,585

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,218.10
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$57,543.99

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 537.0 times more in Minnesota than in Montana. 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· 26th of 50

$4,786

MN $42,658MT $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.