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Implanted Defibrillator Programming Check

Washington, DC 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $75.86 to $93.33.

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 $76 · 10th to 90th $71 to $151
$50$100$200professional $76

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
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$75.86

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.