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Cardioverter-Defibrillator System with Left Ventricular Lead

California rates for HCPCS G0448

Insertion or replacement of a permanent pacing cardioverter-defibrillator system with transvenous lead(s), single or dual chamber with insertion of pacing electrode, cardiac venous system, for left ventricular pacing

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cardioverter-Defibrillator System with Left Ventricular Lead cost?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$324 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$1,380 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $676 to $151,356Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $14 to $2,692
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $5,623professional $457

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
$2,951.21
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$151,356.12
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$11,748.98
5 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
$19.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15

Where California sits

The same service costs 295.1 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. 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· 5th of 51

$2,692

AK $4,266WV $14.45

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.