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Electrical Cardioversion, External

North Carolina 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?

$994

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $994 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $162 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$162$105 to $309
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$331 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,778Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $91 to $447
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $162

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
$151.36
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$416.87
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in California than in Maryland. 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

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$994

$162 physician + $832 facility

CA $3,939MD $394

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.