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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

Nebraska 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 Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $13,490.

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 $9,772 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $18,621Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,772professional $759

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$32,359.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$36,307.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$14,125.38

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 12th 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.