Surgery and procedures CPT 33208 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pacemaker implant cost in Reading, PA — inpatient

In Reading, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber) as an inpatient: from $17,693.30 to $17,693.30, with a median of $17,693.30. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $16,251.17 at 41 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 33208, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$17,693.30St Joseph Regional Health Network
Median$17,693.30half pay less
Highest$17,693.30in 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 Reading, PA.

median
Lowest $17,693.30Highest $17,693.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 BiV Procedure Charges -> 33208 Insertion dual pacer and lead (new or replacement) $17,693.30 $68,025.00 $9,035.78–$57,776.91 74% —
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St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 PPM Procedure Charges -> 33208 Insertion dual pacer  (includes device AND leads) $17,693.30 $68,025.00 $9,035.78–$57,776.91 74% —
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St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading, PA · (610) 378-2000 33208 Ins Perm Pace Tran Elec $17,693.30 $68,025.00 $9,035.78–$57,776.91 74% —
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Inpatient: lowest $17,693.30, median $17,693.30, highest $17,693.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $17,693.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.