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Repositioning Of A Heart Pacing Wire

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 33226

Moves a previously implanted pacing wire that runs through a vein on the outer surface of the left side of the heart into a better position so it stimulates the heart muscle properly. It is done when the wire has shifted, is no longer pacing effectively, or is irritating the diaphragm.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repositioning Of A Heart Pacing Wire cost?

$2,972

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,972 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$724 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$776 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,884Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,318
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $977

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
$478.63
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alabama 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

South Dakota· 35th of 51

$2,972

$977 physician + $1,995 facility

AL $10,894MT $1,432

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.