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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

New York 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?

$107

Typical physician fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $182.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $76 to $347
$100$200$500professional $107

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
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$239.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$138.04
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$263.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$398.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$229.09
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$199.53
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$144.54

Where New York 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.

New York· 23rd of 51

$107

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.