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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

Pennsylvania 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?

$5,570

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,570 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $200 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$200$182 to $214
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$3,631 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,511Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $178 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $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
$1,047.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$851.14
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$5,128.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 28th of 50

$5,570

$200 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.