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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

New York 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?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,548 to $11,482.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $603 to $26,303
$500$2K$10K$50K$200Kfacility $7,244

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
$457.09
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,022.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$61,659.50
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$33,884.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,174.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$30,199.52
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24

Where New York 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.

New York· 16th of 50

$7,244

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.