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Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire

Virginia 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 8 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$977$871 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,122 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $871 to $15,136Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,042
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,631professional $977

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
$5,888.44
Typical High
$26,302.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $1,047 · 39th 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.