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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Iowa 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?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $7,943.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $891 to $45,709Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,230
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $794

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
$1,096.48
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,772.37
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$67,608.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$60,255.96

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 37th of 50

$3,981

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.