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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

Illinois 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?

$3,476

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,476 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $240 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$240$200 to $331
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,259 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $331 to $11,220Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $186 to $631
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $240

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
$331.13
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 36th of 50

$3,476

$240 physician + $3,236 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.