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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

Texas 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?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $10,715.

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 $4,571 · 10th to 90th $813 to $16,596
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571

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
$812.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$36,307.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$41,686.94

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 32nd of 50

$4,571

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.