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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Massachusetts 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?

$126

Typical physician fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $245.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $83 to $347
$100$200$500professional $126

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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$239.88
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$616.60
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$131.83
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$616.60
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$147.91

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th of 51

$126

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.