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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

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

$708

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $1,514.

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 $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $58,884Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,660
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $4,266professional $603

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$70,794.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$708

OK $7,943UT $398

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.