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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Nebraska 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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$891 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,761 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $25,119Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,129
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $8,511professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,908.68
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$58,884.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,585.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 16th of 51

$1,862

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.