Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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HC Rmvl Substernal Implantable Defibrillator Eltrd
BOSTON, MA
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Tufts Medical Center’s median price of $379 is 91% below the median hospital's median price ($4.4k), higher than 3% of the 1,269 hospitals reporting CPT 0573T. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 8 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Amerihealth Caritas hb xr non-contracted 35% of billed charges tmc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $273.70 | $273.70 | $273.70 – $273.70 |
| 2 | First Health hb xr non-contracted 35% of billed charges tmc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $273.70 | $273.70 | $273.70 – $273.70 |
| 3 | Magellan hb xr non-contracted 35% of billed charges tmc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $273.70 | $273.70 | $273.70 – $273.70 |
| 4 | Aetna hb xr aetna hmo pos tmc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503.14 | $503.14 | $503.14 – $503.14 |
| 5 | Aetna hb xr aetna ppo tmc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $503.14 | $503.14 | $503.14 – $503.14 |
| 6 | MultiPlan hb xr claritev tmc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $633.42 | $633.42 | $633.42 – $633.42 |
| 7 | Cigna hb xr thp ppo tmc percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $727.42 | $727.42 | $727.42 – $727.42 |
| 8 | Medicaid hb xr medicaid limited cmsp 100% percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $782.00 | $782.00 | $782.00 – $782.00 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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