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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 7 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$1,738$1,023 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,202 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,692
$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $1,738

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$7,585.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,187.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,570.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 18th 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.