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Removal of a Leadless Pacemaker Capsule

Minnesota 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?

$4,238

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,238 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,148$891 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,445 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $10,715Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,090professional $1,148

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
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,630.78
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 35th of 50

$4,238

$1,148 physician + $3,090 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.