Pacemaker implant cost in Michigan City, IN — inpatient
In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber) as an inpatient: from $7,173.71 to $7,173.71, with a median of $7,173.71. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Health Michigan City and 1 other hospital. Across Indiana, the median is $12,064.20 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 33208, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Michigan City-La Porte, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Michigan City lowest Michigan City, IN · (219) 879-8511 Insrt Heart Pm Atrial & Vent | $7,173.71 | $34,489.00 | $8,683.74–$77,684.00 | 79% | — source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City LaPorte lowest La Porte, IN Insrt Heart Pm Atrial & Vent | $7,173.71 | $34,489.00 | $8,683.74–$77,684.00 | 79% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $7,173.71, median $7,173.71, highest $7,173.71.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $7,173.71 — 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 2 it is 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 33208 ($12,618.51). 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.
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte, IN33208 INSRT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $734.40 | file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte, IN33208 22 INSRT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $918.00 | file |