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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Rhode Island 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $91.20 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$91.20$81.28 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$72.44 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $69 to $132Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $69 to $178
$100facility $78professional $91

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
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$60.26

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$91.20

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.