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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

South Carolina 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?

$30,200

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30,200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9,550 to $69,183.

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 $30,200 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $131,826
$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0Kfacility $30,200

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
$2,454.71
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$69,183.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$87,096.36
Typical High
$173,780.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$40,738.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$112,201.85

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $30,200 · 4th 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.