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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 October 2026.

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

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $603 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$102$87.10 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$100 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $62 to $4,677Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $76 to $155
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $102

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
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$74.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$177.83
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
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
$37.15
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 38th of 51

$102

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.