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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

North Dakota 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$148 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$79.43 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $79 to $269Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $83 to $251
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $126professional $182

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
1 more rate 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$323.59

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$182

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.