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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

Virginia 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?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $10,233.

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 $5,623 · 10th to 90th $468 to $15,849Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $316 to $646
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,623professional $468

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$27,542.29

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $5,495 · 24th 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.