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Removal Of Pacemaker And Heart-Surface Wire

West 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 4 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$871$813 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$813 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,413Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,122
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $813professional $871

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
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where West 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.

West Virginia $871 · 51st 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.