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Removal of a Leadless Pacemaker Capsule

Pennsylvania 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?

$5,959

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,959 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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$589$537 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$3,548 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,511Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $589

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
$1,047.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$776.25
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,128.61
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 22nd of 50

$5,959

$589 physician + $5,370 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.