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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $12,023 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$933$912 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,023$7,762 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $18,621Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $12,023professional $933

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
$912.01
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$19,498.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 17th 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.