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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

Kentucky 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $759 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $490 to $11,220
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,236

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
$489.78
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $3,236 · 33rd 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.