go back

Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Idaho 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?

$18,197

Typical facility fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,197 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,467 to $45,709.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18,197 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $81,283
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $18,197

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
$3,235.94
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$45,708.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$91,201.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,818.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63,095.73
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$112,201.85
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$51,286.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$112,201.85
Typical High
$165,958.69

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $18,197 · 9th 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.