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Implanted Defibrillator Programming Check

Montana 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $132.

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 $100 · 10th to 90th $65 to $138
$100$200professional $100

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
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 13th of 51

$100

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.