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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

Colorado 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?

$14,454

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,454 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,495 to $28,184.

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 $14,454 · 10th to 90th $912 to $44,668Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,549
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0Kfacility $14,454professional $1,549

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
$426.58
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$58,884.37
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 83.2 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $14,454 · 7th of 50
WV $37,154DE $447

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.