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Insertion of a Heart Pacing Wire

West 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?

$37,154

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37,154 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $37,154.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37,154 · 10th to 90th $380 to $37,154
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $37,154

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
$380.19
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$37,153.52
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$22,908.68

Where West 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.

West Virginia $37,154 · 1st 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.