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Defibrillator Battery Replacement

Washington 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?

$9,120

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $933 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $692 to $120,226
$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $9,120

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
$741.31
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$81,283.05
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$102,329.30
Typical High
$181,970.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$50,118.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$147,910.84
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$794.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66,069.34
Median
$95,499.26
Typical High
$177,827.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$97,723.72
Typical High
$177,827.94

Where Washington 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.

Washington $9,120 · 18th 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.