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Defibrillator Battery Replacement

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33264

Replaces the battery-and-computer unit of an implanted defibrillator, the device that watches the heart rhythm and delivers a shock if a dangerous rhythm starts. Through a small incision over the existing pocket, usually below the collarbone, the old unit is taken out, the wires already running to the heart are tested, and a new unit is connected and put back in the pocket. The wires themselves stay where they are.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Defibrillator Battery Replacement cost?

$603

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $2,399.

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 $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $66,069Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $407 to $6,918
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $7,943professional $513

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$117,489.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 32.4 times more in Louisiana than in Ohio. 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$603

LA $14,125OH $437

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.