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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

North Carolina 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $107 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$110$89.13 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$72.44 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $62 to $794Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $79 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $107professional $110

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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
10 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
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$110

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.