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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Montana 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $141 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$112 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$95.50 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $71 to $162Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $89 to $141
$100facility $141professional $112

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
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$67.61
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$117

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.