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Temporary Pacing Wires, Two Heart Chambers

Virginia 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?

$6,970

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,970 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $209 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$209$195 to $302
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$407 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $209 to $16,982Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $162 to $6,761
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $209

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
$288.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$15,135.61
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 16th of 50

$6,970

$209 physician + $6,761 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.