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Repositioning Of Pacemaker Or Defibrillator Lead

California rates for HCPCS 33215

Moves a wire that runs through a vein into the heart back to a position where it works properly. The pocket holding the device is reopened, the wire is repositioned and retested, and the device is reconnected. It is done when a previously placed wire has shifted and is no longer sensing or pacing reliably.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repositioning Of Pacemaker Or Defibrillator Lead cost?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $9,333.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $14,791Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $229 to $631
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,310professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$23,988.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$25,703.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$13,182.57
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,238.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$9,120.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where California sits

The same service costs 35.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $6,166 · 12th of 51
IN $11,220WV $316

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.