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Implanted Defibrillator Programming Check

Kentucky 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $63.10 to $83.18.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $54 to $102
$50$100$200professional $74

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
$43.65
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$74.13

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.