go back

Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Connecticut 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$1,380$933 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$5,754 to $32,359

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $63,096Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $8,511professional $1,380

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
$4,570.88
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$61,659.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$83,176.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46,773.51
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$79,432.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 9th of 51

$1,950

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.