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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

South 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$178$126 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$87.10 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $52 to $224Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $91 to $245
$100$200$500facility $126professional $178

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
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$169.82
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$97.72
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 10th of 51

$170

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.