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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

South Carolina 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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$977$219 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$603 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,511Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,622
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $977

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
$1,148.15
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
11 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$977

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.