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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 October 2026.

How much does Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,138$1,698 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,122 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $912 to $8,913Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $1,862professional $2,138

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
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$46,773.51
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,265.80
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,801.89
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,981.07
6 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$97.72

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$2,089

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.