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Pacemaker Generator Placed With Existing Leads

Virginia rates for HCPCS 33213

Implants the pacemaker's battery-and-computer unit, the small sealed case that sits under the skin below the collarbone, and connects it to pacing wires already running to the heart. The wires are not placed during this operation; only the unit is implanted and hooked up. It is most often done when an existing pacemaker's battery is nearing the end of its life.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pacemaker Generator Placed With Existing Leads cost?

$5,248

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $11,749.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $407 to $32,359Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $288 to $661
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,248professional $427

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
$588.84
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$19,498.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43,651.58
Median
$52,480.75
Typical High
$54,954.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$30,199.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$61,659.50

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 87.1 times more in Indiana 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.

Virginia· 24th of 50

$5,248

IN $30,200ND $347

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.