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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

New Mexico 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?

$74,131

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74,131 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,710 to $128,825.

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 $74,131 · 10th to 90th $603 to $186,209
$500$2K$10K$50K$200Kfacility $74,131

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
$524.81
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$125,892.54
Typical High
$194,984.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$97,723.72

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 1st of 50

$74,131

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.