Pacemaker implant cost in Winston-Salem, NC — inpatient
In Winston-Salem, NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber) as an inpatient: from $13,483.00 to $14,225.00, with a median of $13,854.00. The lowest listed price is at North Carolina Baptist Hospital — $371.00 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $7,574.65 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 33208, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 8, 2025 and Oct 21, 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 Winston-Salem, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital lowest Bermuda Run, NC HC INSERT/REPLACE PERM PACEMAKER ATRIAL/VENTRICULAR | $13,483.00 | $26,966.00 | $7,145.99–$24,269.40 | 50% | Oct 21, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC · (336) 716-2011 HC INSERT/REPLACE PERM PACEMAKER ATRIAL/VENTRICULAR | $14,225.00 | $28,450.00 | $7,539.25–$25,605.00 | 50% | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $13,483.00, median $13,854.00, highest $14,225.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $13,854.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.