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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 July 2026.

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

$200

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $490.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $81 to $501
$100$200$500professional $200

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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$323.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$200

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.