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Repositioning of an Implanted Defibrillator Lead

Kansas rates for HCPCS 33273

A procedure to move an already implanted defibrillator electrode back into its correct position after it has shifted, so the device can sense the heart rhythm and deliver a shock reliably. The electrode is exposed, repositioned, secured again, and tested before the wound is closed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repositioning of an Implanted Defibrillator Lead cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$490 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,399 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,511Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $417 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $513

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. 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.

Kansas· 36th of 51

$676

CO $5,370KY $437

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.