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Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire

New York 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 9 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$1,023$832 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,884 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,399
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $4,898professional $1,023

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
$977.24
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,089.30
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,801.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,019.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$36,307.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,884.03
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,981.07
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where New York 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.

New York $1,862 · 7th 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.