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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

Georgia 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?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,890 to $14,454.

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 $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $20,417Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $355 to $2,399
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $407

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
$2,041.74
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$40,738.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 22nd of 50

$6,166

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.