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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Ohio 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 Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$85.11$56.23 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$155 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $87 to $288Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $34 to $145
$50$100$200facility $186professional $85

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$107.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$141.25
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$95.50
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$85.11

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 35th 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.