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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

New York 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?

$7,413

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $12,023.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $575 to $21,878
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $7,413

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
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$26,302.68
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$67,608.30
Typical High
$97,723.72
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$10,964.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$35,481.34
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where New York 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.

New York $7,413 · 15th 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.