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Temporary Pacing Wire Into the Heart

California rates for HCPCS 33210

A pacing wire is threaded through a vein into one chamber of the heart and connected to a pacemaker box outside the body, so the heart can be paced for a short period. It is used when the heartbeat is dangerously slow or pausing and support is needed until the rhythm recovers or a permanent device can be arranged. The wire is removed once it is no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Temporary Pacing Wire Into the Heart cost?

$8,128

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,128 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,129 to $12,303.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $17,783Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $380
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,511professional $174

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
$3,715.35
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$24,547.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$25,703.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$14,454.40
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$6,165.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$346.74
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$25,118.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where California sits

The same service costs 199.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $8,128 · 12th of 50
IN $33,113ND $166

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.