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Removal of an Implanted Defibrillator Unit

Virginia rates for HCPCS 33241

Takes out the implanted defibrillator itself — the sealed battery-and-circuit unit sitting in a pocket under the skin near the collarbone — leaving the wires that run to the heart in place. The pocket is opened, the unit is disconnected from the wires, and it is lifted out. It is done when the device is infected, is no longer needed, or has to come out for another reason.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of an Implanted Defibrillator Unit cost?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $8,913.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $275 to $14,791Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $191 to $389
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $282

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
$302.00
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 49.0 times more in Indiana 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$3,631

IN $10,715WV $219

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.