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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 7 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$1,122$1,000 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,202 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $550 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,570
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $1,122

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
$549.54
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,128.61
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,621.81
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,128.61
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 29th 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.