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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Arizona 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 5 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$955$912 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$2,188 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $13,804Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $813 to $4,365
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $955

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
$2,089.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 36th of 51

$1,230

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.