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Pacemaker Upgrade To A Two-Wire System

South 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?

$21,878

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21,878 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12,023 to $45,709.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21,878 · 10th to 90th $724 to $64,565
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $21,878

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
$660.69
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$131,825.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$63,095.73
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$52,480.75

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 5th of 50

$21,878

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.