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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Iowa 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$100 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$95.50 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $65 to $204Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $81 to $209
$50$100$200$500facility $115professional $155

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$213.80
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$123.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$104.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$155

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.