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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 October 2026.

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

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,549$1,380 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$759 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,344Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $832professional $1,549

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$1,549

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.