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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 October 2026.

How much does Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$83.18 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$79.43 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $50 to $2,138Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $58 to $148
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $209professional $95

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
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$66.07
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$204.17
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$104.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
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
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$97.72

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.