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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Colorado 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$91.20 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$91.20 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $83 to $174Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $83 to $178
$50$100$200facility $107professional $115

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
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$190.55
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$67.61

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 15th of 51

$115

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.