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Reprogramming Of A Programmable Brain Fluid Shunt

West 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?

$129

Typical physician fee. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $229.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $457Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $74 to $240
$50$100$200$500facility $148professional $129

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$107.15

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 21st of 51

$129

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.