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In-Person Pacemaker Check and Adjustment, Two-Lead System

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 93280

A clinician connects to an implanted heart pacemaker during an in-office visit to check its settings, battery status, and how well it's working, adjusting the programming as needed. This version applies to a pacemaker system with two wires (leads) placed in the heart. The visit is done in person rather than through remote transmission.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does In-Person Pacemaker Check and Adjustment, Two-Lead System cost?

$79.43

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $54.95 to $85.11.

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

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $79 to $209Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $43 to $178
$50$100$200facility $79professional $79

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$81.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$134.90
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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· 34th of 51

$79.43

AK $182NY $53.70

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.