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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Colorado 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?

$18,197

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,197 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,370 to $50,119.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18,197 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $102,329Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,514
$500$2K$10K$50K$200Kfacility $18,197professional $1,514

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
$616.60
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$112,201.85
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$52,480.75
Typical High
$186,208.71

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 8th of 50

$18,197

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.