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Moving A Diaphragm Stimulator's Battery Unit

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0681T

Surgery to move the battery-and-electronics unit of a diaphragm stimulation system — a therapy that stimulates that muscle to improve the pumping of a failing heart — from its existing pocket under the skin into a new one. The unit is disconnected as needed, a new pocket is made, and the unit is reconnected to the leads already on the muscle.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $7,762
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,074

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
$2,137.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$27,542.29