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Removal Of A Small Implanted Heart Rhythm Monitor

Delaware rates for HCPCS 33286

This procedure removes a small heart-rhythm monitoring device that was previously implanted just under the skin of the chest to continuously record the heart's electrical activity over an extended period. The device does not deliver any treatment itself; it only records data for a doctor to review. It is taken out once the monitoring period is complete.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Small Implanted Heart Rhythm Monitor cost?

$660

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $660 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $135 to the doctor who performs it, and $525 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$135$102 to $162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$525$339 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $162 to $3,236Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $91 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $525professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 9.0 times more in Alabama 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

Delaware· 43rd of 51

$660

$135 physician + $525 facility

AL $2,599WV $289

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.