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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Florida 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?

$9,333

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,333 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $16,596.

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 $9,333 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $33,113
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $9,333

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
$1,000.00
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$30,902.95
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$42,657.95
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$89,125.09

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 16th of 50

$9,333

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.