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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Minnesota 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?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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$2,291$1,738 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$2,570 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $37,154Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $5,495professional $2,291

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
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$56,234.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,079.46
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$2,399

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.