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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 October 2026.

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

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$38.02$33.88 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,175 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $562 to $8,318Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $33 to $59
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $3,020professional $38

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48,977.88
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$52,480.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48,977.88
Median
$52,480.75
Typical High
$57,543.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$2,344

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.