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Removal of a Leadless Pacemaker Capsule

Rhode Island 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?

$661

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $372 to $813.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $9,550Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $372 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $661

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 46th of 51

$661

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.