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Removal of a Leadless Pacemaker Capsule

Virginia 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?

$6,001

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,001 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 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$631$589 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$891 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $589 to $10,965Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $490 to $4,898
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $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
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$6,760.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$10,964.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 21st of 50

$6,001

$631 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.