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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Oregon 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?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $21,878.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $57,544Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $2,239professional $1,820

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
$2,238.72
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$57,543.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87,096.36
Median
$109,647.82
Typical High
$138,038.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41,686.94
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$95,499.26

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 24.5 times more in New Mexico than in North Dakota. 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.

Oregon· 48th of 51

$2,188

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.