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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

Missouri 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?

$6,310

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,467 to $12,303.

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 $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $20,893
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $6,310

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
$1,122.02
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$33,884.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $6,310 · 18th 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.