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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Alaska rates for HCPCS 61850

A small hole is made in the skull so electrodes for a nerve-stimulation device can be placed on the surface of the brain. The electrodes are connected to a generator that delivers mild electrical pulses intended to control seizures or other symptoms. It is done through a limited scalp incision rather than by opening a large section of skull.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes cost?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,467 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,467$1,259 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,318 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $9,772Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $6,310
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $3,467

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,090.30
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,309.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,456.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$6,309.57
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 6th of 51

$3,162

CA $7,413KY $933

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.