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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Alaska rates for HCPCS 93281

This service involves a healthcare provider adjusting the settings of an implanted pacemaker during an in-person visit, using a wireless programr to communicate with the device. It's used to fine-tune how the pacemaker paces the heart, based on the patient's needs and how the device has been performing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $186 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$191 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$117 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $40 to $282Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $93 to $339
$50$100$200facility $186professional $195

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
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.3 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$195

AK $195NY $58.88

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.