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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Georgia 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?

$6,026

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,074 to $18,197.

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 $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $33,884Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,162
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,026professional $447

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
$1,348.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$34,673.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$40,738.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$70,794.58

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 27th of 50

$6,026

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.