Pacemaker implant cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber): from $2,904.45 to $12,375.00, with a median of $9,278.40. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center — $6,373.95 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $12,375.00 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities for code 33208, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Ins New/Rplcmt Prm Pm W/Transv Eltrd Atrial&Vent|By Specialist | $2,904.45 | $5,695.00 | $450.80–$5,695.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Ins New/Rplcmt Prm Pm W/Transv Eltrd Atrial&Vent|By Midlevel | $2,904.45 | $5,695.00 | $338.10–$5,468.90 | 49% | — source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Insert Perm Pacemaker A & V | $8,327.60 | $20,819.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Insert/Replace Pacer Atrial&Ventrical | $8,809.20 | $14,682.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Insert/Replace Pacer Atrial&Ventrical | $8,809.20 | $14,682.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Ins/Repl of Dual Cham Ppm Lead | $9,278.40 | $15,464.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Ins/Repl of Dual Cham Ppm Lead | $9,278.40 | $15,464.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Ins/Repl of Dual Cham Ppm Lead | $9,278.40 | $15,464.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Ins/Repl of Dual Cham Ppm Lead | $9,278.40 | $15,464.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Ins/Repl of Dual Cham Ppm Lead | $9,278.40 | $15,464.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Ppm Insert Av Seq With Leads | $12,375.00 | $16,500.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Ppm Insert Av Seq With Leads | $12,375.00 | $16,500.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Ppm Insert Av Seq With Leads | $12,375.00 | $16,500.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,904.45, median $9,278.40, highest $12,375.00 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $9,278.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This procedure implants a pacemaker with leads in two heart chambers.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 33208 ($12,384.25). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHHb Insertion Of Biventricular Pacemaker | $823.65 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHHb Insertion Of Dual Chamber Pacemaker | $926.16 | file |