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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Illinois 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?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $7,762.

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 $2,754 · 10th to 90th $708 to $25,119Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,905
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $631

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
$707.95
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$38,018.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,232.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$63,095.73

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 43rd of 50

$2,138

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.