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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Pennsylvania 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?

$95.50

Typical physician fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $155.

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 $95 · 10th to 90th $74 to $251
$100$200$500professional $95

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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$120.23
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$144.54
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$181.97
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$138.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$234.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$44.67
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 39th of 51

$95.50

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.