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Repair Of A Pacing Or Defibrillator Wire

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33218

Repairs a wire that runs through a vein to the heart and carries signals for an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator. The pocket under the skin is opened, the damaged part of the wire is exposed and repaired, and the system is tested before closing. It deals with the wire rather than the battery unit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Pacing Or Defibrillator Wire cost?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $6,918.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $490 to $7,762Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $794 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $794

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
$489.78
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 19th of 49

$5,129

IN $11,482WV $398

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.