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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

Washington, DC 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?

$3,548

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $209 to $6,310.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $209 to $7,762Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $195 to $4,074
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $209

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
$208.93
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$43,651.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$478.63

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 37.2 times more in Colorado 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.

Washington, DC· 3rd of 51

$3,548

CO $7,244WV $195

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.