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Pacemaker Upgrade To A Two-Wire System

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 33214

An existing single-wire pacemaker is converted to a two-wire system so the upper and lower chambers of the heart beat in a coordinated way. The old pulse generator is removed, the existing wire is tested, a new wire is placed in the other chamber, and a new generator is connected. It is done through the original pocket under the skin below the collarbone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pacemaker Upgrade To A Two-Wire System cost?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $12,589.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $468 to $15,488
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,630

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
$467.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$51,286.14
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$42,657.95

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 89.1 times more in West Virginia 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.

North Carolina· 42nd of 50

$2,630

WV $44,668ND $501

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.