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Cardioverter-Defibrillator System with Left Ventricular Lead

Kentucky 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 6 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$513$39.81 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$631 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $40 to $10,965Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $38 to $1,820
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692professional $513

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
$39.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$53,703.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$30,199.52

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $513 · 36th 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.