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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Connecticut 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $129.

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

Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $68 to $195
$50$100$200professional $93

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
$104.71
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$131.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 18th of 51

$93.33

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.