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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$933$891 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$1,585 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $8,511Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,585
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $933

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
$1,000.00
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,258.93
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 47th of 51

$1,000

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.