Surgery and procedures CPT 33208 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pacemaker implant cost in Fargo, ND — inpatient

In Fargo, ND-MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber) as an inpatient: from $17,909.60 to $17,981.25, with a median of $17,945.43. The lowest listed price is at Sanford Fargo Medical Center — $35.83 less than the median here. Across North Dakota, the median is $17,945.43 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 33208, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.

Lowest$17,909.60Sanford Fargo Medical Center
Median$17,945.43half pay less
Highest$17,981.25in this market
Difference1.0×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 Fargo, ND-MN.

median
Lowest $17,909.60Highest $17,981.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sanford Fargo Medical Center lowest Fargo, ND · (701) 234-2000 INSERT REPL PPM ATR VENT $17,909.60 $22,387.00 $12,312.85–$20,148.30 20% Mar 4, 2026
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Essentia Health Fargo Fargo, ND · (701) 364-8000 INSER HART PACER XVENOUS ATR/VENTR $17,981.25 $23,975.00 $10,282.88–$20,378.75 25% Jan 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $17,909.60, median $17,945.43, highest $17,981.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $17,945.43 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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.