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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

Iowa 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?

$5,646

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,646 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $275 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$275$204 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$4,266 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $407 to $15,136Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $166 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $275

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
$602.56
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$25,118.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 27th of 50

$5,646

$275 physician + $5,370 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.