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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

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

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $25,704.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $32,359
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K$100.0Kfacility $3,631

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32,359.37
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$44,668.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$41,686.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$51,286.14

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 24.5 times more in New Mexico than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $3,631 · 47th of 51
NM $37,154ND $1,514

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.