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Defibrillator Unit Replacement, Two-Wire System

Iowa rates for HCPCS 33263

Takes out an implanted defibrillator's battery-and-electronics box from its pocket under the skin and connects a new one to the wires already running to the heart. This version covers a system that uses two wires. It is most often done when the battery in the old unit is running down.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Defibrillator Unit Replacement, Two-Wire System cost?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $8,318.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $759 to $41,687Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,318
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,898professional $832

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
$741.31
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$67,608.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$60,255.96

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 186.2 times more in New Mexico than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $3,981 · 35th of 50
NM $74,131WV $398

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.