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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Massachusetts 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?

$5,248

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $8,913.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $43,652
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $5,248

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
$2,691.53
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$25,703.96
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$112,201.85
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$89,125.09
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$67,608.30
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$112,201.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$89,125.09

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 24.5 times more in New Mexico than in North Dakota. 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.

Massachusetts· 43rd of 51

$5,248

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.