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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 October 2026.

How much does Implanted Defibrillator Programming Check cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $155.

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

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $60 to $245Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $74 to $200
$100$200facility $123professional $126

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
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$83.18
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$91.20
2 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
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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· 10th of 51

$126

AK $178UT $48.98

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.