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Moving The Pocket That Holds A Defibrillator

Georgia 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?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $5,012.

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 $3,467 · 10th to 90th $912 to $9,550Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,230
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,467professional $490

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$40,738.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 34.7 times more in California than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Georgia $3,467 · 20th of 50
CA $7,413MD $214

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.