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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Colorado 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?

$102

Typical physician fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $126.

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 $102 · 10th to 90th $87 to $200
$100$200professional $102

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$158.49
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 31st of 51

$102

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.