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Removal Of An Under-The-Skin Defibrillator Wire

Maine rates for HCPCS 33272

The electrode of a subcutaneous defibrillator — the wire that runs under the skin alongside the breastbone rather than inside the heart — is taken out through incisions over its path. It is removed because of infection, damage, poor performance, or because the system is no longer needed. The generator unit is dealt with separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Under-The-Skin Defibrillator Wire cost?

$2,792

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,792 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$501$447 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$2,188 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $708 to $5,495Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $347 to $646
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,291professional $501

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$47,863.01
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$47,863.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$676.08

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 37th of 51

$2,792

$501 physician + $2,291 facility

OK $7,734MT $1,038

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.