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Removal of a Leadless Pacemaker Capsule

Iowa 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?

$6,042

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,042 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$603 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$4,266 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $9,550Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $501 to $2,818
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $794

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
$741.31
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,348.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in New Mexico 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 20th of 50

$6,042

$794 physician + $5,248 facility

NM $12,490WV $1,114

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.