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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Maine 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?

$54,954

Typical facility fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54,954 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23,988 to $54,954.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54,954 · 10th to 90th $23,988 to $54,954
$10K$20K$50Kfacility $54,954

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
$23,988.33
Median
$54,954.09
Typical High
$54,954.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,988.33
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$54,954.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45,708.82
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$45,708.82

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 3rd of 50

$54,954

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.