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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

Connecticut 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?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $24,547.

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 $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $47,863
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $8,511

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
$4,677.35
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$35,481.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$81,283.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46,773.51
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$79,432.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$36,307.81

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 13th of 50

$8,511

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.