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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

North Carolina 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?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $9,550.

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 $1,660 · 10th to 90th $331 to $14,791
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $1,660

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
$331.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$41,686.94
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$36,307.81

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 50

$1,660

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.