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Set-Up And Programming Of A Defibrillator Vest

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 93745

Setting up and programming a wearable defibrillator — an external vest worn under clothing that watches the heart rhythm continuously and can deliver a shock if a dangerous rhythm develops. The visit covers programming the device, recording the wearer's baseline heart tracing, sending that data to the monitoring service, and teaching the wearer how to use the vest and what to do if it alarms.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Set-Up And Programming Of A Defibrillator Vest cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$269$174 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$141 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,445Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $141 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $363professional $269

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$794.33
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
4 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
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Minnesota than in Alabama. 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$275

MN $275AL $63.10

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.