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The initial ICD implantation costs range from $28,500 to $55,200*, with an annual follow-up cost from $4,800 to $17,000. Most insurance companies will cover these fees. *Systematic Review of ICD Costs and Outcomes (2006, Peter W. Groeneveld, MD, MS).
2 determined that the average annual health care costs attributable to the ICD were approximately $5,000. Much higher annual costs ($16,000-$17,000) were found in the 2 U.S. clinical trials of ICDs. 3,4 Using unpublished data from Medicare and Kaiser Permanente, Owens et al., 5 Hsu et al., 8 and Weiss et al.