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Electrical Cardioversion, External

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 92960

A controlled electrical shock is delivered to the chest from outside the body to reset the heart back into a normal rhythm. It is used for certain fast or irregular heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation, when medication alone hasn't restored a normal rhythm. The patient is typically sedated briefly so the procedure isn't felt.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Electrical Cardioversion, External cost?

$195

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $407.

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 $407 · 10th to 90th $102 to $2,951Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $102 to $324
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $407professional $126

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
$102.33
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$257.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Wisconsin than in South Carolina. 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$195

WI $407SC $166

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.