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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Georgia 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?

$7,079

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,169 to $14,454.

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 $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $32,359Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,951
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $7,079professional $1,072

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$19,952.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$34,673.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$40,738.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$70,794.58

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $7,079 · 37th 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.