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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 October 2026.

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

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$776$692 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$1,698 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $955 to $11,482Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,549
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $4,074professional $776

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
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$199.53
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,388.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$89,125.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
14 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$117.49
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where New York 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.

New York· 47th of 51

$813

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.