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Pacemaker Generator Replacement, Single Lead

West Virginia 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?

$380

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $347 to $13,183.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $347 to $33,884
$100$1K$10Kfacility $380

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
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$33,884.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$22,908.68

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 48th of 50

$380

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.