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Repositioning Of Pacemaker Or Defibrillator Lead

Virginia 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?

$5,370

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $741 to $9,550.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $372 to $16,218Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $263 to $525
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,370professional $389

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
$537.03
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$19,498.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $5,370 · 16th 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.