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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Kansas 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$1,072$1,023 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,549 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,413
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $1,072

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
$1,412.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$25,703.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 28th of 51

$1,318

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.