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Keyhole Placement of Heart Surface Pacing Wires

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 33203

Placement of pacing wires directly onto the outer surface of the heart, done with a camera and slim instruments passed through small incisions between the ribs rather than by opening the chest. The wires are then connected to a pacemaker or defibrillator unit. This route is used when wires cannot be threaded to the heart through a vein.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th–90th $1,096$18,6210%5%10%10th90th$5,248Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th–90th $776$2,5120%20%10th90th$1,047$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$28,183.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30