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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

California rates for HCPCS 33262

The implanted defibrillator's battery-and-electronics unit is taken out through a small incision under the collarbone and a new one is connected to the wire already running to the heart. It is done when the battery nears the end of its life. This version covers a system with a single wire in the heart.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit cost?

$6,310

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $9,772.

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 $6,457 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $16,982Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $302 to $871
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $6,457professional $389

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
$2,884.03
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,803.84
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$25,703.96
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$25,703.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$870.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$107,151.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$30,902.95
Typical High
$72,443.60

Where California sits

The same service costs 190.5 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.

California· 24th of 50

$6,310

NM $74,131ND $389

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.