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Cardioverter-Defibrillator System with Left Ventricular Lead

North Carolina 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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$39.81$39.81 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,000 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $40 to $8,913Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $40 to $2,692
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $3,890professional $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
$39.81
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173,780.08
Median
$173,780.08
Typical High
$173,780.08

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $47.86 · 40th 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.