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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

Utah 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?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $7,586.

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 $6,026 · 10th to 90th $575 to $10,471Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $288 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $589

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
$575.44
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$24,547.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 29th of 50

$4,571

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.