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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

New York 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 9 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$1,202$1,000 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$2,884 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $851 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,202

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,884.03
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,454.71
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,981.07
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where New York 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.

New York· 10th of 51

$1,995

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.