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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Nebraska 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?

$14,454

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,454 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,943 to $31,623.

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 $14,454 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $48,978Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $2,818
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K$100.0Kfacility $14,454professional $2,042

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$48,977.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$87,096.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$61,659.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$47,863.01

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $14,454 · 16th 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.