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Removal Of A Pacing Wire From The Heart

Connecticut 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $12,882.

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 $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $61,660
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K$100.0Kfacility $8,511

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$83,176.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46,773.51
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$79,432.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $8,511 · 5th 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.