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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Indiana 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 October 2026.

How much does Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein cost?

$29,386

Typical total for the visit. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29,386 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $28,184 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,202$1,000 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$28,184$4,786 to $44,668

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28,184 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $61,660Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,778
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $28,184professional $1,202

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$36,307.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,380.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$77,624.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,148.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$51,286.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$50,118.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$64,565.42
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$57,543.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$794.33

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 19.9 times more in Alaska than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Indiana· 15th of 51

$29,386

$1,202 physician + $28,184 facility

AK $53,750MT $2,699

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.