Moving The Pocket That Holds A Defibrillator

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 33223

Moves an implanted defibrillator out of the pouch of tissue under the skin where it has been sitting and into a new pocket nearby, usually deeper or slightly to one side. It is done when the original site is painful, when the skin over the device is thinning or breaking down, or when the pocket is infected. The wires running to the heart stay where they are and the device is settled into its new position.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Moving The Pocket That Holds A Defibrillator cost?

$5,098

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,098 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

12% physician fee88% facility fee

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 56 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$631	$437 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$4,467	$2,089 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $813 to $12,303Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,288

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $707.95 Median $3,715.35 Typical High $12,882.50	Facility	Global	$707.95	$3,715.35	$12,882.50
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,290.87 Median $6,309.57 Typical High $13,803.84	Facility	Global	$2,290.87	$6,309.57	$13,803.84
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $645.65 Median $1,445.44 Typical High $26,915.35	Facility	Global	$645.65	$1,445.44	$26,915.35
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,000.00 Median $2,818.38 Typical High $6,309.57	Facility	Global	$1,000.00	$2,818.38	$6,309.57

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 13.4 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CA $7,850MD $588

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.