Pacemaker implant cost in Washington, DC
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 11 hospitals list a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber): from $8,566.50 to $19,129.73, with a median of $11,016.50. The lowest listed price is at Mary Washington Hospital and 1 other hospital — $2,450.00 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $17,215.87 at 2 hospitals.
- The median here, $11,016.50, is 21% below the US median of $14,000.00.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 33208, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 30, 2024 and Jul 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Washington Hospital lowest Fredericksburg, VA · (540) 741-1100 Insrt heart pm atrial & vent File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $8,566.50 | $17,133.00 | $319.00–$24,075.00 | 50% |
| Stafford Hospital lowest Stafford, VA · (540) 741-9000 Insrt heart pm atrial & vent File of Dec 30, 2024 · source file | $8,566.50 | $17,133.00 | $319.00–$23,015.00 | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC INS/RPL PM W/TV LD A&V File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11,016.50 | $22,033.00 | $8,272.00–$37,133.00 | 50% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC INS/RPL PM W/TV LD A&V File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11,016.50 | $22,033.00 | $8,272.00–$37,720.00 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC INS/RPL PM W/TV LD A&V File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11,016.50 | $22,033.00 | $8,272.00–$37,133.00 | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC INS/RPL PM W/TV LD A&V File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11,016.50 | $22,033.00 | $8,272.00–$37,133.00 | 50% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC INS/RPL PM W/TV LD A&V File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11,016.50 | $22,033.00 | $8,272.00–$37,133.00 | 50% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgr-Cd Insert Pacer & 2 Leads File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11,684.50 | $23,369.00 | — | 50% |
| Children's National Hospital Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 3M $ INSRT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT File of Apr 2, 2026 · source file | $15,302.00 | $30,604.00 | $551.23–$51,419.00 | 50% |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton, VA · (540) 316-5000 Insertion of new or replacement of permanent pacemaker with transvenous electrode(s); atrial and ventricular File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $18,017.42 | $45,043.56 | $37,134.00 | 60% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 DDD PCR A AND V LD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19,129.73 | $29,430.36 | $8,534.80–$35,969.00 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $8,566.50, median $11,016.50, highest $19,129.73 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $11,016.50. 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 10 of 10 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.
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