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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Vermont 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $182.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $71 to $71Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $79 to $182
$100$200facility $71professional $123

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
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 11th of 51

$123

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.