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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

South 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?

$22,909

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22,909 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9,772 to $64,565.

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 $22,909 · 10th to 90th $550 to $114,815
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $22,909

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
$512.86
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$64,565.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,183.83
Median
$87,096.36
Typical High
$141,253.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,988.33
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$30,902.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$93,325.43

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 7th of 50

$22,909

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.