Pacemaker implant cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 14 hospitals list a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber) as an inpatient: from $5,716.40 to $75,142.00, with a median of $7,233.20. The lowest listed price is at Paoli Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $1,516.80 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $16,251.17 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 13 cities for code 33208, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paoli Hospital lowest Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Insrt/Rpl Pace Gen W/Atrl Vnt Lead | $5,716.40 | $14,291.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital lowest Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Insrt/Rpl Pace Gen W/Atrl Vnt Lead | $5,716.40 | $14,291.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital lowest Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Insrt/Rpl Pace Gen W/Atrl Vnt Lead | $5,716.40 | $14,291.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center lowest Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Insrt/Rpl Pace Gen W/Atrl Vnt Lead | $5,716.40 | $14,291.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Malvern, PA Hc Insrt/Rpl Pace Gen W/Atrl Vnt Lead | $5,716.40 | $14,291.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular | $7,176.65 | $11,041.00 | $532.53–$30,468.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular | $7,233.20 | $11,128.00 | $625.14–$29,035.46 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular | $7,233.20 | $11,128.00 | $473.55–$30,468.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular | $23,255.70 | $35,778.00 | $2,608.09–$35,370.13 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ INSERT PACEMAKER ATRIAL and VENTRICULAR | $72,791.61 | $72,791.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ INSERT PACEMAKER ATRIAL and VENTRICULAR | $72,791.61 | $72,791.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Insert Heart PM Atrial & Vent | $72,791.61 | $72,791.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 INSERT PACEMAKER ATRIAL and VENTRICULAR | $72,791.61 | $72,791.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Insert Heart PM Atrial & Vent | $72,791.61 | $72,791.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Insert Heart PM Atrial & Vent | $72,791.61 | $72,791.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ Insert Heart PM Atrial & Vent | $72,791.61 | $72,791.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ INSERT PACEMAKER ATRIAL and VENTRICULAR | $72,791.61 | $72,791.61 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Insert/Replace Perm Pcmkr Elecr W/Transven Electrodes Atrial&Ventricul | $75,142.00 | $75,142.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Insert/Replace Perm Pcmkr Elecr W/Transven Electrodes Atrial&Ventricul | $75,142.00 | $75,142.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $5,716.40, median $7,233.20, highest $75,142.00 — a 13.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $7,233.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 33208 ($12,384.25). 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.
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PAPR Insertion New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode Atrial&Ventricular | $1,225.00 | file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PAPR Insertion New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode Atrial&Ventricular | $1,225.00 | file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PAPR Insertion New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode Atrial&Ventricular | $1,225.00 | file |