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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

California 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?

$5,888

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,888 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $9,333.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $15,136Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,349
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $6,166professional $692

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
$2,511.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,803.84
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$30,199.52
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,445.44
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$158,489.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$52,480.75

Where California 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.

California $5,888 · 20th 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.