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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Missouri 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,365 to $17,783.

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 $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $33,113
$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0Kfacility $8,511

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
$1,479.11
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$39,810.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$26,915.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$54,954.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$77,624.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$31,622.78

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $8,511 · 29th 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.