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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, 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 $1,585 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 7 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$871 to $1,820
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$1,148 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $813 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,291
$1K$2Kfacility $1,585professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 21st 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.