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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Indiana 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?

$97.72

Typical physician fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $75.86 to $129.

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

Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $71 to $174
$100$200professional $98

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
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 36th of 51

$97.72

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.