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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

Montana 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?

$646

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $708.

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 $646 · 10th to 90th $631 to $26,915
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $646

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where Montana 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.

Montana $646 · 48th 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.