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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 July 2026.

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

$7,413

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,692 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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 8 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$2,692$100 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$5,495 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $16,982Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $40 to $11,482
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $8,511professional $2,692

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$512.86
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173,780.08
Median
$173,780.08
Typical High
$173,780.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$14,791.08
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 398.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $7,413 · 3rd of 51
WI $15,136MS $38.02

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.