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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Iowa 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?

$6,918

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,692 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 $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $53,703Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $871 to $3,020
$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,586professional $2,042

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
$1,737.80
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$97,723.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$83,176.38

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $6,918 · 38th 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.