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Removal Of A Pacing Wire From The Heart

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

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

$676

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $513 to $2,884.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $26,915Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $457 to $3,236
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $617

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
$616.60
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Oklahoma than in Ohio. 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.

Washington, DC· 41st of 51

$676

OK $3,802OH $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.