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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

North Carolina 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?

$2,884

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $9,772.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $363 to $12,589
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884

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
$363.08
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$26,915.35
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$33,113.11
Typical High
$33,113.11

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $2,884 · 36th 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.