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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Georgia 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?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$1,148$955 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$1,950 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,148

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
$1,174.90
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$40,738.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 16th of 51

$1,585

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.