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Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire

Nebraska 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?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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$1,660$1,288 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$676 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $537 to $28,184Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,138
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,236professional $1,660

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,511.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$1,660

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.