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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

Alaska rates for HCPCS 61885

Surgery to place or replace the pulse generator or receiver unit of a cranial stimulation system. The charge covers a unit connected to one electrode array; the connection may be made directly or by inductive coupling, a link that works without a direct wire.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array cost?

$1,514

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $3,388.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $646 to $9,772
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $1,514

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
$1,621.81
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,388.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63,095.73
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$63,095.73

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 74.1 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,514 · 44th of 50
ME $63,096ND $851

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.