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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 October 2026.

How much does Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead cost?

$7,591

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,591 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,244 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$347$295 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,244$2,570 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $36,308Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $269 to $676
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $7,244professional $347

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$56,234.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$16,595.87
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$25,118.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,148.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$676.08
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$549.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$89,125.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,000.00
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,000.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
18 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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$50.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$40.74
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$489.78
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$58.88
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74

Where New York sits

The same service costs 21.5 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New York· 25th of 51

$7,591

$347 physician + $7,244 facility

OK $21,837MT $1,015

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.