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Implanted Defibrillator Programming Check

Minnesota 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $117 to $234.

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 $170 · 10th to 90th $81 to $282
$100$200$500professional $170

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
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$170

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.