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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Michigan 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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$1,023$912 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,630 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $1,023

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
$1,122.02
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,380.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 42nd of 51

$1,072

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.