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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

South Dakota 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?

$708

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $15,488.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,488 · 10th to 90th $708 to $15,488Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $479 to $741
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $15,488professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$15,488.17
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 83.2 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Dakota· 47th of 50

$708

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.