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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Washington, DC 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?

$97.72

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $214.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,549Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $49 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $457professional $91

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
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$154.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$120.23

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 40th of 51

$97.72

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.