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Removal Of Pacemaker Wires, Two-Wire System

Ohio 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?

$2,870

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,870 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$550 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,202 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $661 to $8,913Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,122
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,239professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,570.40
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,862.09
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 44th of 51

$2,870

$631 physician + $2,239 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.