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Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire

Maine 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 October 2026.

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

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $776 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$955 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$776 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,202Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,479
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $1,122

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,698.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,513.56
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Maine· 28th of 51

$1,122

AK $3,162TX $692

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.