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Cost of pacemaker placement - incl device and leads

The average cash price for pacemaker placement - incl device and leads care is $10,650 at a surgery center versus $14,232 at an outpatient hospital. While a surgery center may offer fewer complimentary services, and may not have the full range of support services that outpatient hospital provides, it may still be worth the (25%) you'd save when comparing the cost of pacemaker placement - incl device and leads performed at an outpatient hospital. Read More

Average cash price in U.S.

A common pacemaker placement - incl device and leads at surgery center facility in U.S. includes

  Units Avg Cash price

Provider

Cardiologist visit provider fee

First time visit Standard
1 $133

Provider fee to insert permanent pacemaker and electrodes

Standard Standard
1 $636

Facility

Surgery center fee to insert permanent pacemaker and electrodes

Standard Standard
1 $9,233

Prescriptions

HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN

Standard Standard
30 $16

Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist fee to be "put under" for procedure

Level 2 Standard
1 $134

Anesthesiologist time to be "put under" for procedure

Per minute Standard
249 $498
Total average cash price   $10,650.30

A common pacemaker placement - incl device and leads at outpatient hospital facility in U.S. includes

  Units Avg Cash price

Provider

Cardiologist visit provider fee

First time visit Standard
1 $133

Provider fee to insert permanent pacemaker and electrodes

Standard Standard
1 $636

Facility

Outpatient Hospital fee to insert permanent pacemaker and electrodes

level 3 Standard
1 $12,815

Prescriptions

HYDROCODONE-ACETAMINOPHEN

Standard Standard
30 $16

Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist fee to be "put under" for procedure

Level 2 Standard
1 $134

Anesthesiologist time to be "put under" for procedure

Per minute Standard
249 $498
Total average cash price   $14,232.30

About the pacemaker placement - incl device and leads Average Cash Prices

This procedure is most commonly performed at either a surgery center or an outpatient hospital.

Surgery centers, also known as ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), are independent, licensed medical facilities that are governed by distinct regulatory requirements compared with a hospital. Procedures performed at an ASCs are often less expensive than when they are performed at an outpatient hospital, but they typically offer fewer complimentary services, and may not have the full-range of support services that a hospital provides.

Outpatient facilities are outpatient departments or clinics that may be within or next to a hospital, but is owned and run by the affiliated hospital. These facilities can perform surgical treatments and procedures that do not require an overnight stay. Procedures performed at an outpatient hospital are often more expensive than when they are performed in an ambulatory surgery center, but outpatient hospitals may offer more complimentary and support services for patients because they are connected to the hospital system.

Cost of pacemaker placement incl device and leads by state

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

Sidecar Health offers and administers a variety of plans including ACA compliant and excepted benefit plans. Coverage and plan options may vary or may not be available in all states.

Your actual costs may be higher or lower than these cost estimates. Check with your provider and health plan details to confirm the costs that you may be charged for a service or procedure.You are responsible for costs that are not covered and for getting any pre-authorizations or referrals required by your health plan. Neither payments nor benefits are guaranteed. Provider data, including price data, provided in part by Turquoise Health.

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