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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Maine 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?

$4,677

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$1,072 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$1,380 to $27,542

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $44,668Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,388professional $1,288

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$44,668.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$53,703.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Maine 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

Maine· 48th of 51

$4,677

$1,288 physician + $3,388 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.