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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Illinois 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$89.13 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$110 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,122Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $76 to $195
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $302professional $123

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
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$389.05
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$128.82
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$79.43
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
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.12

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 20th of 51

$129

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.