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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Michigan 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $316 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$112$102 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$178 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $107 to $617Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $76 to $151
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $112

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
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$331.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$537.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$83.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
8 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
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 28th of 51

$117

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.