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Removal Of An Under-The-Skin Defibrillator Wire

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$2,692

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $6,918.

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 $2,692 · 10th to 90th $339 to $8,710
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,692

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
$338.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$24,547.09
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 32.4 times more in New Hampshire than in West Virginia. 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 49

$2,692

NH $11,482WV $355

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.