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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 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 9 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$1,096$912 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,884 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,898professional $1,096

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
$1,047.13
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,238.72
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,862.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,513.56
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$36,307.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,090.30
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,265.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where New York 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.

New York· 8th 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.