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Removal Of A Pacing Wire From The Heart

Alaska rates for HCPCS 33234

Removes a pacing wire that runs through a vein into the heart, freeing it from the vein wall and the heart muscle and drawing it out. It is done when a wire is infected, damaged, or no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Pacing Wire From The Heart cost?

$1,585

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $3,802.

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 $1,585 · 10th to 90th $537 to $12,023
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,585

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
$1,584.89
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,715.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,585 · 44th of 50
IN $10,715WV $501

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.