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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

Rhode Island 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?

$240

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $263.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $18,197Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $117 to $288
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $214

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$240

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.