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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

Iowa 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?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $6,761.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $724 to $40,738Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,188
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0Kfacility $4,467professional $1,148

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
$724.44
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$58,884.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$41,686.94
Typical High
$81,283.05

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $3,388 · 34th 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.