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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Connecticut 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?

$8,318

Typical facility fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,370 to $30,200.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $63,096
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $8,318

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
$3,162.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$61,659.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$93,325.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46,773.51
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$79,432.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$30,902.95

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 18th of 50

$8,318

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.