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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Oregon 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 8 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$1,862$1,549 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,622 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $2,692Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,090
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $1,862

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
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,995.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 13th of 51

$1,905

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.