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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Virginia 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$83.18$70.79 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$48.98 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $29 to $174Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $43 to $115
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $72professional $83

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
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$63.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$91.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$199.53
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$83.18

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.