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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

South Carolina 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?

$15,717

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,717 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $229 to the doctor who performs it, and $15,488 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$229$166 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$15,488$8,913 to $22,909

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,488 · 10th to 90th $257 to $60,256Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $166 to $427
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $15,488professional $229

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
$229.09
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$131,825.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$645.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$32,359.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$416.87

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 6th of 50

$15,717

$229 physician + $15,488 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.