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Implanting A Defibrillator With Leads Via A Vein

Texas 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $32,359.

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 $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $53,703
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,943

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
$1,096.48
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$52,480.75
Typical High
$102,329.30
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$97,723.72
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$34,673.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35,481.34
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$35,481.34
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35,481.34
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$138,038.43
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$83,176.38

Where Texas 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.

Texas $7,943 · 32nd 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.