go back

Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Kentucky 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 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$89.13$79.43 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$66.07 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $45 to $1,148Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $68 to $135
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $95professional $89

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
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$89.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$263.03
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
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
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
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$89.13

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.