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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

New Jersey 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$74.13 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$74.13 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $74 to $166Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $71 to $135
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $87professional $79

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$79.43
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$67.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$64.57

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 44th of 51

$79.43

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.