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Removal Of A Small Implanted Heart Rhythm Monitor

Maryland 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 July 2026.

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

$307

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $307 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $141 to the doctor who performs it, and $166 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$141$100 to $195
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$166$89.13 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $44 to $2,818Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $81 to $417
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $166professional $141

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
$43.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$436.52
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 19.4 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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

Maryland· 49th of 50

$307

$141 physician + $166 facility

CA $5,768ND $298

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.