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Surgical Removal Of Pacemaker On The Heart Surface

Tennessee 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$1,175$933 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,905 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,818
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $1,175

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
$1,737.80
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 23rd of 51

$1,349

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.