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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Illinois 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$1,148$977 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,202 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,754
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,905professional $1,148

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 37th of 51

$1,259

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.