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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Delaware 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?

$15,136

Typical facility fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,136 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $53,703.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,136 · 10th to 90th $813 to $75,858
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $15,136

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
$812.83
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$75,857.76
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$151,356.12
Typical High
$154,881.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $15,136 · 14th 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.