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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Maryland 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $91.20.

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 $83 · 10th to 90th $49 to $107
$50$100$200professional $83

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$48.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$83.18

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.