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Removal Of Pacemaker Wires, Two-Wire System

Alaska rates for HCPCS 33235

Takes out the pacemaker wires that run through a vein into the heart, withdrawing them along the vein they were originally threaded down rather than opening the chest. This version covers a system with two wires.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Pacemaker Wires, Two-Wire System cost?

$7,882

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,882 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,512$1,096 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$4,266 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,467
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $2,512

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
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$13,489.63
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,548.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$7,882

$2,512 physician + $5,370 facility

WI $8,213KY $1,765

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.