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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Delaware 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $724 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$891 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$389 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,266Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,738
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $1,000

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$955

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.