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Set-Up And Programming Of A Defibrillator Vest

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

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

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $603 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$47.86 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$447 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $132 to $3,802Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $48 to $132
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $48

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in Minnesota than in Vermont. 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$47.86

MN $309VT $47.86

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.