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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Iowa 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $302 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$200$129 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$120 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,514Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $93 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $302professional $200

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
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$234.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$200

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.