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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

Virginia 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?

$91.20

Typical physician fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $85.11 to $120.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $74 to $162
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $91

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
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$977.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$104.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$1,230.27
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 44th of 51

$91.20

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.