Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 33216

Threads a pacing wire through a vein into the heart and connects it to a pacemaker or defibrillator that is already implanted. It is done when an existing wire has failed or another one is needed; the generator itself is not changed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire cost?

$7,019

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,019 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

8% physician fee92% facility fee

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 57 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$562	$407 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$6,457	$3,236 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $851 to $20,417Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,259

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $676.08 Median $5,248.07 Typical High $15,135.61	Facility	Global	$676.08	$5,248.07	$15,135.61
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,630.78 Median $7,585.78 Typical High $28,840.32	Facility	Global	$3,630.78	$7,585.78	$28,840.32
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $575.44 Median $3,467.37 Typical High $44,668.36	Facility	Global	$575.44	$3,467.37	$44,668.36
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,019.95 Median $8,709.64 Typical High $20,892.96	Facility	Global	$3,019.95	$8,709.64	$20,892.96

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 11.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Oregon. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $16,720OR $1,500

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.