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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Alaska rates for HCPCS 33237

Removal of a permanent pacemaker system whose wires are attached to the outer surface of the heart rather than threaded through a vein. The chest is opened surgically so the wires can be detached from the heart and taken out along with the pulse generator. It is done for infection, for a device that no longer works, or when the system is no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface cost?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 6 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$3,090$1,288 to $4,571
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,096 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $12,023Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $5,495
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455professional $3,090

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,456.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,677.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,456.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$3,090

CA $7,244WV $933

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.