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New Pacemaker Unit For Existing Multiple Wires

Alaska rates for HCPCS 33221

A new pacemaker pulse generator — the battery and circuitry unit — is connected to pacing wires that are already in place inside the heart, where several wires are present. It sits in a pocket under the skin below the collarbone, and the existing wires are tested before being reconnected. Several wires are the arrangement used when both lower chambers are paced together.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does New Pacemaker Unit For Existing Multiple Wires cost?

$1,175

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $3,890.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $398 to $12,882
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,175

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
$1,174.90
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$39,810.72

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 107.2 times more in Maine 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.

Alaska· 44th of 50

$1,175

ME $39,811WV $372

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.