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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

Colorado 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?

$17,177

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17,177 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $195 to the doctor who performs it, and $16,982 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$195$186 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$16,982$6,457 to $30,200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,982 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $44,668Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $186 to $631
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $16,982professional $195

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
$2,089.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$6,025.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$58,884.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 4th of 50

$17,177

$195 physician + $16,982 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.