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Implanted Defibrillator Programming Check

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $100.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $62 to $178
$50$100$200$500professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$83.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$100.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st 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.