Surgery and procedures CPT 33208 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pacemaker implant cost in Erie, PA — inpatient

In Erie, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber) as an inpatient: from $12,843.00 to $41,191.06, with a median of $27,017.03. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Hamot — $14,174.03 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $16,251.17 at 41 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 33208, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.

Lowest$12,843.00UPMC Hamot
Median$27,017.03half pay less
Highest$41,191.06in this market
Difference3.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Erie, PA.

median
Lowest $12,843.00Highest $41,191.06

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 INS NEW ATRL & VNT PMKR & LEAD $12,843.00 $21,405.00 $5,779.35–$17,124.00 40% —
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Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, PA · (814) 452-5111 HC INS/RPLC PCMKR ATRIAL & VENT $41,191.06 $50,233.00 $409.93–$1,013.50 18% Apr 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $12,843.00, median $27,017.03, highest $41,191.06 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $27,017.03 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.