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Pacing Wires Attached to the Heart Surface

Vermont rates for HCPCS 33202

Attaches pacing wires directly onto the outer surface of the heart through a surgical opening in the chest, so a pacemaker or defibrillator can sense and stimulate the heartbeat. This route is used when wires cannot be threaded in through the veins, for example in small children or after certain heart operations. The generator itself is placed as a separate step.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pacing Wires Attached to the Heart Surface cost?

$1,122

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 to $1,349.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,820
$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $1,259

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 29th of 51

$1,122

WI $3,090TX $661

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.