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Deep Brain Stimulation Electrode Placement

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 61863

Places a fine electrode into a target deep inside the brain through a small opening in the skull, using a frame or navigation system to aim it precisely. The electrode later delivers electrical pulses that steady the brain circuits controlling movement, which can reduce tremor, stiffness and other symptoms. It covers the first electrode placed, and any further electrode is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Deep Brain Stimulation Electrode Placement cost?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $3,020.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,162
$2Kfacility $2,344professional $2,630

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,388.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Indiana than in Wyoming. 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· 39th of 50

$2,630

IN $28,184WY $1,288

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.