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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $13,490.

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 $1,778 to $27,542
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,026

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
$1,258.93
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$54,954.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$70,794.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$22,387.21

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 26th 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.