Price Checker / CPT 33210
How much does Insert Electrd/pm Cath Sngl cost?
CPT 33210 · Based on 2026 Medicare rates and hospital-published pricing
The average hospital charge is around 67x the fair price — among the most extreme markups. Dispute this.
Fair price
$210–$420
What this should cost
With insurance
~$70,600
Typical out-of-pocket
Overcharged if over
$530
Push back above this
The average hospital charge of $21,454 is $21,134 over the fair price (about 67x the fair rate).
What hospitals charge for Insert Electrd/pm Cath Sngl
From hospital-published transparency (MRF) files. These are the hospitals in our database that list this procedure.
| Hospital | Gross Charge | Cash Rate | vs Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians Regional Healthcare System - Collier Boulevard Naples, FL | $306,043 | — | 163129% |
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad, NM | $208,468 | — | 137772% |
| LEWISGALE CAVE SPRING ER ROANOKE, VA | — | — | 100812% |
| Carolina Forest ER Myrtle Beach, SC | — | — | 94619% |
| Desert Regional Medical Center PALM SPRINGS, CA | — | — | 42692% |
| Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway Campus Selma, AL | $54,976 | — | 38995% |
| Lake Region Healthcare Hospital , MN | — | — | 32593% |
| Mon Health Medical Center MORGANTOWN, WV | $43,913 | $21,957 | 31128% |
| Deaconess Gibson Hospital Princeton, IN | $2,236 | — | 30251% |
| PRISCILLA CHAN & MARK ZUCKERBERG SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL & TRAUMA CENTER , CA | $40,883 | $40,883 | 28973% |
| Logan Regional Medical Center Logan, WV | $40,638 | — | 28799% |
| UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital SAN FRANCISCO, CA | — | — | 28754% |
| Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Hartsville, SC | $37,597 | — | 26636% |
| "St. Mary's General Hospital" PASSAIC, NJ | $37,021 | $12,771 | 26227% |
| Monterey Park Hospital MONTEREY PARK, CA | $16,199 | — | 25686% |
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About Insert Electrd/pm Cath Sngl
CPT code 33210 refers to insert electrd/pm cath sngl (billing description: "Insert electrd/pm cath sngl"). Under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, it is reimbursed at $141 in a facility (hospital or surgery center) and $141 in a doctor's office.
The Medicare rate is the closest thing to an objective "what this work is actually worth." A fair cash price for the uninsured is generally 1.5–3x that rate. Hospital sticker (gross) charges are often far higher — but almost nobody actually pays them.
What to do if you were overcharged
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- 2Get a dispute letter — citing the Medicare rate and your hospital's own published pricing data.
- 3We negotiate for you — 25% of savings, no savings = no fee.