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In-Person Pacemaker Device Programming

Washington 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $166.

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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $72 to $224
$50$100$200$500professional $112

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
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$97.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$117.49
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$112.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 11th of 51

$112

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.