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Removal of a Leadless Pacemaker Capsule

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 33275

This procedure removes a small, self-contained pacemaker capsule that was implanted directly inside the heart, without any connecting wires. A catheter is guided into the heart to grasp and retrieve the capsule, without open-heart surgery. This differs from removing a wire (lead) connected to a traditional pacemaker or defibrillator.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Leadless Pacemaker Capsule cost?

$3,311

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $6,166.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $631 to $7,762Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $631

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
$630.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.3 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 3rd of 51

$3,311

CO $5,370KY $575

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.