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Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire

North Dakota 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $759 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 5 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$1,549$912 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$759 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $759 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,995
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $759professional $1,549

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
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $1,514 · 13th 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.