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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Minnesota 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?

$6,607

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $44,668.

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 $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $95,499
$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0Kfacility $6,607

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
$954.99
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$50,118.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$144,543.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$45,708.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$81,283.05

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $6,607 · 41st 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.