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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Montana 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$1,445$1,148 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$1,413 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $1,585Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $933 to $4,365
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,445professional $1,445

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,318.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 20th of 51

$1,445

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.