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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

New Hampshire 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?

$12,589

Typical facility fee. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9,772 to $39,811.

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 $12,589 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $39,811
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $12,589

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
$100.00
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35,481.34
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$39,810.72
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$12,589.25

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 12th of 50

$12,589

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.