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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Florida 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?

$12,023

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $28,840.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $57,544
$1.0$100.0$10.0K$1.0Mfacility $12,023

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
$1,445.44
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$54,954.09
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$32,359.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$42,657.95
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$5,623,413.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$41,686.94
Typical High
$89,125.09

Where Florida 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.

Florida $12,023 · 21st 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.