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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

Illinois 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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $6,761.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $708 to $12,023Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,905
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $603

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
$691.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$28,840.32
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 83.2 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. 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.

Illinois· 41st of 50

$2,630

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.