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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Alabama rates for HCPCS 33249

Puts in, or replaces, an implantable defibrillator — a device that watches the heart rhythm and delivers pacing or a shock if a dangerous fast rhythm starts. One or two leads are threaded through a vein under the collarbone into the heart and connected to a generator placed in a pocket under the skin. It covers both a first implant and a full system replacement.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein cost?

$37,753

Typical total for the visit. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37,753 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $36,308 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,445$1,175 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$36,308$16,218 to $36,308

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36,308 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $36,308Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $36,308professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$36,307.81
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$44,668.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 19.9 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alabama· 4th of 51

$37,753

$1,445 physician + $36,308 facility

AK $53,750MT $2,699

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.