Surgery and procedures CPT 33208 Outpatient

Pacemaker implant cost in Mason City, IA

In Mason City, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber): from $13,827.45 to $13,827.45, with a median of $13,827.45. Across Iowa, the median is $1,279.20 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$13,827.45MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
Median$13,827.45half pay less
Highest$13,827.45in 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 Mason City, IA.

median
Lowest $13,827.45Highest $37,332.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center lowest Mason City, IA · (641) 428-7000 HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular $13,827.45 $21,273.00 $5,445.89–$22,644.02 35% Mar 31, 2026
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MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA · (641) 428-7000 HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular $37,332.15 — $4.56–$22,644.02 — Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $13,827.45, median $13,827.45, highest $13,827.45.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $13,827.45. 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.