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Defibrillator Battery Replacement

South 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?

$21,878

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21,878 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,898 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 $21,878 · 10th to 90th $741 to $112,202
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0K$200.0Kfacility $21,878

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
$1,071.52
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$64,565.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,199.52
Median
$87,096.36
Typical High
$141,253.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40,738.03
Median
$40,738.03
Typical High
$40,738.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$112,201.85

Where South 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.

South Carolina $21,878 · 7th 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.