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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Utah 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$70.79$28.84 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$72.44 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $63 to $112Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $25 to $120
$50$100facility $83professional $71

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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$95.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$85.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$134.90
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 47th of 51

$70.79

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.