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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

North Dakota 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $191.

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 $138 · 10th to 90th $72 to $214
$100$200professional $138

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$676.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$112.20

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 2nd of 51

$138

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.