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Pacemaker Battery Replacement

Oregon rates for HCPCS 33228

Replaces the pulse generator of a permanent pacemaker, the sealed unit under the skin that sends timing signals along wires to the heart. Through an incision over the existing pocket, usually below the collarbone, the old unit is removed, the wires are tested, and a new unit is connected and settled back into the pocket. The wires running to the heart are left in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pacemaker Battery Replacement cost?

$708

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $11,220.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $537 to $23,988Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $501 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $708professional $724

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$23,988.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,183.83
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$44,668.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$35,481.34

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 104.7 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Oregon· 47th of 51

$708

ME $45,709MD $437

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.