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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Minnesota 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?

$204

Typical physician fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $282.

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

Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $105 to $339
$100$200$500professional $204

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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$204

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.