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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Kentucky 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 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$933$891 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$933 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244professional $933

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
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$933

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.