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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Alaska rates for HCPCS 62252

This is a noninvasive office procedure that adjusts the settings of an implanted shunt used to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid from the brain, most often in people with hydrocephalus. Using a special magnetic device held against the scalp, the clinician changes the valve's drainage setting without any incision. It is done to fine-tune how much fluid drains as a patient's needs change.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt cost?

$331

Typical physician fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $372.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $87 to $537
$100$200$500professional $331

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$275.42

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Kansas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$331

AK $331KS $83.18

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.