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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

Montana 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?

$589

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $646.

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 $589 · 10th to 90th $575 to $26,915
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $589

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 47th of 50

$589

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.