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Testing An Implanted Defibrillator At Surgery

California rates for HCPCS 93640

Testing of an implanted defibrillator system at the time it is first put in or replaced. With the patient sedated in the operating room, an abnormal heart rhythm is deliberately triggered so the team can confirm the device senses it correctly and delivers a shock strong enough to restore a normal beat.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Testing An Implanted Defibrillator At Surgery cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 from a hospital or other facility.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$537$501 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$2,042 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $776 to $20,417Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,188
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,244professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$23,442.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$25,118.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$338.84
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$19,952.62
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$309.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$114.82

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin than in North 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.

California· 29th of 51

$537

WI $1,000NC $331

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.