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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Minnesota 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 6 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$1,905$1,514 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,778 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $6,457Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $1,905

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
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,715.35
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,025.60
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$1,950

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.