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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 October 2026.

How much does Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt cost?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$209$170 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$158 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,023Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $100 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $339professional $209

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
$85.11
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$346.74
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.71

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$219

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.