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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

Kentucky 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?

$4,986

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,986 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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$200$186 to $269
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$759 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $224 to $11,220Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $162 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $200

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
$223.87
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$354.81

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 31st of 50

$4,986

$200 physician + $4,786 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.