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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

Colorado rates for HCPCS 33227

Replaces the pacemaker's pulse generator, the small battery-powered unit that sits under the skin near the collarbone, when its battery is running down. The old unit is taken out through the original scar and a new one is connected to the wire already running to the heart. This version covers a system that uses one wire.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead cost?

$18,621

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,621 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,026 to $31,623.

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 $18,621 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $48,978Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,175
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $18,621professional $1,175

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
$389.05
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$60,255.96
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$64,565.42

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 93.3 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.

Colorado· 4th of 50

$18,621

IN $33,113ND $355

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.