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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

Utah 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?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $7,943.

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 $6,026 · 10th to 90th $490 to $19,498Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $263 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $537

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
$489.78
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$24,547.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$30,902.95

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 33rd of 50

$4,467

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.