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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

Ohio 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?

$6,364

Typical total for the visit. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,364 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $339 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$339$295 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$1,514 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $912 to $15,136Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $257 to $692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $339

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
$7,585.78
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$20,892.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,981.07
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$19,952.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,000.00
6 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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$660.69

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 33rd of 51

$6,364

$339 physician + $6,026 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.