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Implanted Defibrillator Programming Check

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 93260

An in-office check of an implanted defibrillator of the type whose lead runs under the skin rather than inside the heart. The device is connected to a programr, the information it has stored is reviewed, and its settings are tested and adjusted to the values that suit the patient best, with a written report by the doctor.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implanted Defibrillator Programming Check cost?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $129.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $60 to $200
$100$200professional $83

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
$104.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Minnesota than in Oklahoma. 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.

Connecticut· 24th of 51

$83.18

MN $170OK $70.79

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.