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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Arkansas 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?

$97.72

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $79.43 to $123.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $78 to $174
$100$200professional $98

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
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 38th of 51

$97.72

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.