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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 October 2026.

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

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$100 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$617 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $200 to $5,129Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $81 to $191
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,188professional $126

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$79.43
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.55

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$151

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.