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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

New York 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?

$9,120

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,571 to $22,909.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $69,183
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $9,120

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
$1,174.90
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$63,095.73
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$104,712.85
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51,286.14
Median
$112,201.85
Typical High
$134,896.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$64,565.42
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where New York 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.

New York $9,120 · 26th 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.