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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Tennessee 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?

$10,715

Typical facility fee. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,548 to $21,380.

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 $10,715 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $35,481
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $10,715

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
$1,513.56
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$25,703.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,054.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$26,302.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35,481.34
Median
$138,038.43
Typical High
$138,038.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$58,884.37

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $10,715 · 23rd 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.