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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

Maryland 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 October 2026.

How much does Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead cost?

$525

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $355 to $6,310.

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 $6,918 · 10th to 90th $617 to $15,488Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $309 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$302.00

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$525

OK $7,762NY $363

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.