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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 July 2026.

How much does In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming cost?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $112.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $60 to $148
$50$100$200professional $89

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$245.47
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Minnesota than in New Mexico. 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· 30th of 51

$89.13

MN $178NM $75.86

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.