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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

Alaska rates for HCPCS 33211

Placement or replacement of temporary pacing wires that are threaded through a vein into the heart to control the heartbeat for a short time. Wires are positioned in two chambers so the upper and lower parts of the heart can be paced in a coordinated sequence. The wires are removed once the rhythm is stable or a permanent device is fitted.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers cost?

$1,125

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,125 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$288 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$209 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $186 to $14,125Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,148
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $562professional $562

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,318.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 91.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 45th of 50

$1,125

$562 physician + $562 facility

IN $34,089WV $373

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.