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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Connecticut 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?

$21,896

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21,896 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $20,417 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,479$1,230 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$20,417$8,128 to $50,119

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20,417 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $81,283Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $20,417professional $1,479

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
$5,248.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$61,659.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$89,125.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$50,118.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,162.28
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
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 22nd of 51

$21,896

$1,479 physician + $20,417 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.