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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

North Carolina 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $97.72.

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

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $85 to $100Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $74 to $145
$100$200facility $85professional $85

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
13 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$169.82

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$85.11

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.