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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Washington, DC 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?

$89.13

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $83.18 to $100.

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 $89 · 10th to 90th $79 to $155
$100$200professional $89

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
$38.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 29th of 51

$89.13

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.