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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Maryland 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?

$91.20

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $138.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $54 to $617Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $49 to $166
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $110professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$107.15
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$173.78
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$93.33
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
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 45th of 51

$91.20

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.