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Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire

Colorado rates for HCPCS 33236

Removal of a permanent pacemaker together with the wire attached to the outer surface of the heart, carried out through an incision in the chest. It covers a system that uses a single wire.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire cost?

$5,129

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$891 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$5,012 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $14,125Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,549
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $7,586professional $891

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
$891.25
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,621.81
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $5,129 · 2nd of 51
CA $7,413WV $871

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.