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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Tennessee 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $195.

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 $78 · 10th to 90th $34 to $4,677Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $72 to $708
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $78professional $100

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
$85.11
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 20th of 51

$100

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.