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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

South 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?

$20,417

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20,417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9,772 to $33,884.

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 $20,417 · 10th to 90th $513 to $60,256
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $20,417

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
$467.74
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$131,825.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$42,657.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$44,668.36

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 3rd of 50

$20,417

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.