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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 October 2026.

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

$331

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $158 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$191 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$115 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,122Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $95 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $158professional $347

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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 $331AL $56.23

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.