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Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire

Maryland 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?

$933

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $977.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $661Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,698
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $661professional $933

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $933 · 46th 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.