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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Montana 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$132$112 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$135 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $105 to $219Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $81 to $178
$100$200$500facility $178professional $132

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
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$204.17
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 16th of 51

$135

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.