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Cardioverter-Defibrillator System with Left Ventricular Lead

Iowa 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?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 5 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$39.81$39.81 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,548 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $13,490Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $40 to $40
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,370professional $40

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
$5,370.32
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $3,467 · 12th 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.