Moving A Diaphragm Stimulator's Battery Unit

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $3,162.

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 $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $3,236

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $2,511.89 Median $2,511.89 Typical High $8,511.38	Facility	None	$2,511.89	$2,511.89	$8,511.38
Medica Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1,995.26 Median $3,019.95 Typical High $3,235.94	Facility	None	$1,995.26	$3,019.95	$3,235.94
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $1,995.26 Median $3,019.95 Typical High $3,235.94	Facility	None	$1,995.26	$3,019.95	$3,235.94

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 85.1 times more in Alaska 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.

North Dakota· 16th of 51

$3,020

AK $8,511NC $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.