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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Idaho 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $871 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,778$1,318 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$871$676 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $550 to $3,981Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,291
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $871professional $1,778

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,584.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
20 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
$602.56
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$1,738

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.