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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

South Dakota 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?

$736

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $736 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $427 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$186 to $355
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$427$251 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,370Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $158 to $447
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $427professional $309

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
$165.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$3,311.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 46th of 50

$736

$309 physician + $427 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.