Pacemaker implant cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber): from $2,759.40 to $32,212.08, with a median of $18,378.00. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh — $15,618.60 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $16,251.17 at 41 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 33208, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 INS NEW ATRL & VNT PMKR & LEAD | $2,759.40 | $4,599.00 | $610.61–$10,975.18 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 INS NEW ATRL & VNT PMKR & LEAD | $3,822.60 | $6,371.00 | $509.38–$10,975.18 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INSRT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $5,235.50 | $10,471.00 | $171.55–$23,604.46 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 IMPL/REPLACE PM W A/V LDS | $7,420.00 | $10,600.00 | $532.53–$23,009.97 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 INS NEW ATRL & VNT PMKR & LEAD | $14,596.20 | $24,327.00 | $509.38–$21,894.30 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 INS NEW ATRL & VNT PMKR & LEAD | $18,378.00 | $30,630.00 | $509.38–$26,954.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC INS NEW ATRL & VNT PMKR & LEAD | $21,200.40 | $35,334.00 | $509.38–$30,033.90 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 INS NEW ATRL & VNT PMKR & LEAD | $22,707.00 | $37,845.00 | $509.38–$32,168.25 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC INS/RPLC PCMKR ATRIAL & VENT | $29,386.50 | $37,675.00 | $409.93–$31,805.87 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC INS/RPLC PCMKR ATRIAL & VENT | $30,558.53 | $41,861.00 | $486.22–$35,326.90 | 27% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC INS/RPLC PCMKR ATRIAL & VENT | $31,814.36 | $41,861.00 | $409.93–$35,092.22 | 24% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC INS/RPLC PCMKR ATRIAL & VENT | $32,212.08 | $39,768.00 | $409.93–$32,979.58 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,759.40, median $18,378.00, highest $32,212.08 — a 11.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $19,789.20. 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 11 of 11 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.
7 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR INS NEW/RPLCMT PRM PM W/TRANSV ELTRD ATRIAL&VENT | $270.94 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR INS NEW/RPLCMT PRM PM W/TRANSV ELTRD ATRIAL&VENT | $313.72 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR INS NEW/RPLCMT PRM PM W/TRANSV ELTRD ATRIAL&VENT | $313.72 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR INS NEW/RPLCMT PRM PM W/TRANSV ELTRD ATRIAL&VENT | $327.98 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR INS NEW/RPLCMT PRM PM W/TRANSV ELTRD ATRIAL&VENT | $342.24 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR INS NEW/RPLCMT PRM PM W/TRANSV ELTRD ATRIAL&VENT | $370.76 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR INS NEW/RPLCMT PRM PM W/TRANSV ELTRD ATRIAL&VENT | $385.02 | file |