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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 October 2026.

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

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $10,233.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $661 to $22,387Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $490 to $6,166
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,898professional $1,096

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
$831.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$34,673.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,454.40

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 29th of 51

$4,571

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.