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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Nebraska 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?

$11,482

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,482 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,457 to $33,884.

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 $11,482 · 10th to 90th $5,754 to $40,738Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,148
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $11,482professional $832

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
$6,165.95
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$40,738.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34,673.69
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$87,096.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$44,668.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$38,904.51

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 13th of 50

$11,482

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.