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Placement Of Brain Surface Stimulator Electrodes

Utah 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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$1,318$1,023 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,162 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,884
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,169professional $1,318

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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,089.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,570.40
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 30th of 51

$1,349

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.