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Adding a Left-Side Pacing Wire to a Device

Alaska rates for HCPCS 33224

Places an extra pacing wire into a vein on the outer surface of the left side of the heart and attaches it to a pacemaker or defibrillator that is already implanted. The addition lets the device pace both lower chambers together so a weak heart squeezes in a more coordinated way. The pocket under the skin holding the device is reopened, and the generator itself may be replaced at the same time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Adding a Left-Side Pacing Wire to a Device cost?

$1,698

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $646 to $4,074.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $562 to $12,882
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,698

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
$1,698.24
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 69.2 times more in New Mexico than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,698 · 45th of 51
NM $36,308ND $525

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.