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Defibrillator Battery Replacement

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Defibrillator Battery Replacement cost?

$6,761

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,761 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $16,982.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $407 to $40,738
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $6,761

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
$407.38
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$38,904.51
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$93,325.43
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$141,253.75
Typical High
$141,253.75

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 144.5 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $6,761 · 23rd of 50
ME $60,256ND $417

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.