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Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire

Idaho 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?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 8 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$1,175$1,000 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,479 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $794 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,344
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $2,951professional $1,175

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,659.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,819.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $1,288 · 23rd 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.