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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

North Carolina 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?

$6,457

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $17,783.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $380 to $34,674
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $6,457

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
$380.19
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$32,359.37
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,498.45
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$93,325.43
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$107,151.93
Typical High
$107,151.93

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 22nd of 50

$6,457

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.