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Testing of an Implanted Defibrillator

Alaska rates for HCPCS 93642

A detailed electrical test of an implanted defibrillator. An abnormal heart rhythm is deliberately started so the team can confirm the device senses it correctly and delivers the right pacing or shock to stop it, and the settings are then adjusted. It goes well beyond a routine device check.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Testing of an Implanted Defibrillator cost?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $9,772 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$776$776 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,772$1,072 to $16,596

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $776 to $20,893Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,772professional $776

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$22,387.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$549.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$776

WI $813UT $240

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.