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Implanted Heart Defibrillator Check

Alabama rates for HCPCS 93261

This in-person visit checks a defibrillator that has been implanted under the skin, a device that continuously monitors the heart's rhythm and can deliver a shock if it detects a dangerous rhythm. During the visit, a clinician reviews the device's recorded data and settings to make sure it's working correctly and picking up the heart's rhythm as intended. It does not involve reprogramming the device, just reviewing how it has been performing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implanted Heart Defibrillator Check cost?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $81.28.

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

Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $54 to $123
$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $68

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $67.61 · 48th of 51
MN $155OK $66.07

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.