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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Nevada 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?

$7,762

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,762 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,677 to $41,687.

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 $7,762 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $75,858Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $15 to $1,349
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,762professional $1,047

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
$1,023.29
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$75,857.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$26,302.68
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$25,703.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$79,432.82

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $7,762 · 34th 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.