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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Indiana 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?

$38,905

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22,387 to $57,544.

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 $38,905 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $77,625
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $38,905

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
$416.87
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$37,153.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$81,283.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$47,863.01

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 4th of 50

$38,905

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.