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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Utah 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $513 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$79.43$56.23 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$129 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $65 to $4,467Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $37 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $513professional $79

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
4 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
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 49th of 51

$81.28

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.