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Repair Of Heart Device Wires In A Vein

Vermont 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?

$631

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $912.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $468 to $5,888Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $501 to $933
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $631

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. 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.

Vermont· 34th of 51

$631

AK $2,042OH $417

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.