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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

Colorado 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?

$16,982

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,982 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,074 to $43,652.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17,783 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $69,183Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $776 to $4,074
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $17,783professional $794

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
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$75,857.76
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,073.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$67,608.30

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $16,982 · 5th 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.