Vagus Nerve Blocking Implant for Obesity

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0312T

Through keyhole surgery in the abdomen, stimulator leads are placed on the vagus nerve trunks where the food pipe meets the stomach, and a pulse generator is implanted and programd. Signals sent along the leads interrupt nerve traffic between the stomach and the brain, which reduces appetite. It is used as a treatment for severe obesity.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vagus Nerve Blocking Implant for Obesity cost?

$14,791

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,791 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $15,849 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 17 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$324	$269 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$15,849	$11,749 to $23,988

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,849 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $38,019Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $234 to $1,023

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $5,888.44 Median $15,848.93 Typical High $38,018.94	Facility	Global	$5,888.44	$15,848.93	$38,018.94
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $407.38 Median $2,041.74 Typical High $6,760.83	Facility	Global	$407.38	$2,041.74	$6,760.83
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $36.31 Median $389.05 Typical High $5,495.41	Professional	Global	$36.31	$389.05	$5,495.41

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 6025.6 times more in Indiana than in Pennsylvania. 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.

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IN $42,658PA $7.08

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.