Pacemaker implant cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber) as an inpatient: from $4,968.05 to $41,076.90, with a median of $18,725.40. The lowest listed price is at MaineHealth — $13,757.35 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $9,729.04 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 33208, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth lowest Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC INSRT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT - CATH LAB RATE | $4,968.05 | $4,968.05 | $3,654.50–$4,669.97 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME INS NEW/REPLC PACER&LEADS DUAL | $6,850.48 | $26,348.00 | $17,126.20–$19,655.61 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 P PACER IMP/REP DEVICE W/LDS DUAL 33208 | $18,725.40 | $31,209.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC INSRT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $26,780.60 | $26,780.60 | $19,699.81–$25,173.76 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC INSRT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $41,076.90 | $41,076.90 | $29,000.29–$38,776.59 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $4,968.05, median $18,725.40, highest $41,076.90 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $18,725.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 1 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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 Hospital Portland, MEPF INS HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $312.00 | file |