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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes cost?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,445$1,175 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$2,692 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $955 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,041.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Colorado· 12th of 51

$1,778

AK $4,074TX $603

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.