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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 July 2026.

How much does In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming cost?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $117.

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 $91 · 10th to 90th $69 to $145
$100$200professional $91

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in New Mexico. 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· 25th of 51

$91.20

MN $178NM $75.86

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.