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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Montana 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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$1,698$1,349 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,660 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $2,818Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $5,129
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,738professional $1,698

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 17th of 51

$1,738

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.