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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Montana 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?

$646

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $708.

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 $646 · 10th to 90th $617 to $69,183
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $646

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$45,708.82

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 48th of 50

$646

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.