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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

Indiana 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?

$32,359

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32,359 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11,482 to $43,652.

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 $32,359 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $52,481
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $32,359

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
$416.87
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$15,488.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$57,543.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 2nd of 50

$32,359

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.