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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

New Hampshire 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?

$24,771

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24,771 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $22,909 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$1,862$1,380 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$22,909$3,890 to $41,687

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22,909 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $50,119Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,467
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $22,909professional $1,862

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
$1,023.29
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$22,387.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35,481.34
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$39,810.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$50,118.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$41,686.94
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$45,708.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22,908.68
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$22,908.68

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 21st of 51

$24,771

$1,862 physician + $22,909 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.