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Defibrillator Generator Change, Wires In Place

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33230

Placement of the pulse generator of an implantable defibrillator — the sealed battery-and-computer unit that sits under the skin below the collarbone — when the wires running to the heart are already in place and are being kept. The pocket is opened, the new unit is connected to the existing wires and tested, and the pocket is closed. It is most often done when the battery in a previous unit is running low.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Defibrillator Generator Change, Wires In Place cost?

$3,090

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $6,457.

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 $5,012 · 10th to 90th $479 to $30,200Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $407 to $6,026
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $5,012professional $479

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
$478.63
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,199.52
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$131,825.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Colorado than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 3rd of 51

$3,090

CO $6,026WV $437

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.