Surgery and procedures CPT 33208 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pacemaker implant cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber) as an inpatient: from $11,737.14 to $18,866.94, with a median of $15,302.04. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $3,564.90 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $14,549.60 at 81 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 33208, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$11,737.14Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$15,302.04half pay less
Highest$18,866.94in this market
Difference1.6×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 Eureka-Arcata, CA.

median
Lowest $11,737.14Highest $18,866.94

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Eureka, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC INSERTION PERM AV PACER $11,737.14 $23,014.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA · (707) 445-8121 HC INSERTION PERM AV PACER $18,866.94 $36,994.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11,737.14, median $15,302.04, highest $18,866.94 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $15,302.04 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.