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Repair Of Heart Device Wires In A Vein

Delaware rates for HCPCS 33220

A procedure to repair the wires that run through a vein into the heart from an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator. The pocket under the skin is reopened and damaged insulation or a faulty connection is fixed so the device can sense the heartbeat and deliver its therapy reliably again. This is the version used when more than one wire needs repair.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair Of Heart Device Wires In A Vein cost?

$2,595

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,595 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$398 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,288 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $676 to $5,248Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $380 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$870.96

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 7.3 times more in Connecticut than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 44th of 51

$2,595

$457 physician + $2,138 facility

CT $8,231MT $1,126

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.