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Replacing a Defibrillator's Battery Unit

Virginia 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $14,791.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $437 to $72,444Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $316 to $871
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $4,898professional $380

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
$467.74
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$30,902.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141,253.75
Median
$154,881.66
Typical High
$169,824.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,908.68
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$138,038.43

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 29th of 50

$4,898

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.