Pacemaker implant cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for pacemaker implant (dual chamber): from $6,423.90 to $24,330.64, with a median of $18,246.90. The lowest price is at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital (Council Bluffs). The highest price is 3.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $18,246.90, is 30% above the US median of $14,000.00.
- Iowa ranks 35th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 33208. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6,423.90Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Median$18,246.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$24,330.64in Iowa
Lowest saves$11,823.00vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital lowest Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Insert/Replace Atr/Ventr Elect | $6,423.90 | $21,413.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular | $9,170.20 | $14,108.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular | $9,603.10 | $14,774.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular | $11,040.25 | $16,985.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC PACER DUAL INSERTION | $11,399.73 | $26,511.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS PERM PACER INSERT DUAL LEADS | $12,890.40 | $21,484.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular | $13,827.45 | $21,273.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular | $14,561.95 | $22,403.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS PERM PACER INSERT DUAL LEADS | $14,888.40 | $24,814.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Insertion of New/Replacement Ppm W/Transvenous Electrode(S) Atrial & Ventricular | $16,985.00 | $16,985.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB PACEMAKER INSERTION; ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR | $18,246.90 | $26,067.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB PACEMAKER INSERTION; ATRIAL AND VENTRICULAR | $18,246.90 | $26,067.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC INSERT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $19,996.84 | $24,996.05 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC INSERT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $20,966.79 | $26,208.48 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC INSERT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $21,600.00 | $26,999.99 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC INSERT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $23,132.61 | $28,915.76 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC INSERT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $23,525.11 | $29,406.38 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC INSERT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $23,768.20 | $29,710.24 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC INSERT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $23,768.20 | $29,710.24 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC INSERT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $24,330.64 | $30,413.30 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC INSERT HEART PM ATRIAL & VENT | $24,330.64 | $30,413.30 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $12,890.40 | $14,888.40 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $11,040.25 | $16,985.00 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $9,603.10 | $16,367.86 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $18,246.90 | $18,246.90 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $6,423.90 | $8,911.82 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $9,170.20 | $16,750.42 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $21,600.00 | $21,600.00 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $14,561.95 | $14,561.95 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $20,966.79 | $20,966.79 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $24,330.64 | $24,330.64 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $13,827.45 | $13,827.45 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $23,768.20 | $23,768.20 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $23,525.11 | $23,525.11 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What pacemaker implant is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Pacemaker implant explained.
Pacemaker implant (dual chamber) in other states
- Alabama$12,601.89
- Alaska$18,360.30, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$14,777.24
- Arkansas$8,560.00
- California$18,764.81
- Colorado$20,980.38
- Connecticut$20,477.00
- Delaware$29,550.04
- District of Columbia$17,215.87, 2 hospitals
- Florida$19,801.65
- Georgia$10,432.00
- Hawaii$6,666.10
- Idaho$12,726.00
- Illinois$11,544.40
- Indiana$12,064.20
- Kansas$11,042.57
- Kentucky$18,457.09
- Louisiana$10,580.38
- Maine$9,729.04
- Maryland$4,865.41, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$15,791.78
- Michigan$16,327.00
- Minnesota$13,144.54
- Mississippi$8,836.00
- Missouri$16,526.06
- Montana$19,609.60
- Nebraska$11,399.73
- Nevada$11,368.00
- New Hampshire$5,595.88
- New Jersey$11,588.68
- New Mexico$13,951.66
- New York$12,384.25
- North Carolina$7,889.00
- North Dakota$17,945.43
- Ohio$15,592.13
- Oklahoma$9,123.04
- Oregon$16,000.00
- Pennsylvania$12,721.50
- Puerto Rico$14,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$21,549.00
- South Carolina$14,536.95
- South Dakota$28,425.60
- Tennessee$5,181.58
- Texas$18,985.80
- Utah$7,636.09, 1 hospital
- Vermont$24,863.00, 1 hospital
- Virginia$11,684.50
- Washington$10,456.32
- West Virginia$5,299.00
- Wisconsin$6,340.10
- Wyoming$9,200.00, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.