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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

New York 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?

$7,762

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,762 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $17,378.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $661 to $66,069
$500$2K$10K$50K$200Kfacility $7,762

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
$501.19
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$54,954.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$104,712.85
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51,286.14
Median
$112,201.85
Typical High
$134,896.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$44,668.36
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$61,659.50
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96

Where New York 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 York· 20th of 50

$7,762

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.