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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

Texas 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $10,965.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $708 to $16,596
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898

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
$977.24
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,454.40
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$33,113.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where Texas 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.

Texas $4,898 · 27th 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.