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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Illinois 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?

$7,762

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,762 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,399 to $20,417.

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 $10,000 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $39,811Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,365
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $10,000professional $1,479

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
$1,174.90
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$37,153.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$40,738.03
Typical High
$53,703.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$28,840.32
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,365.16
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$74,131.02

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $7,762 · 33rd 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.