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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

Illinois 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?

$2,512

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $5,888.

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 $3,236 · 10th to 90th $813 to $21,878Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,951
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $3,236professional $891

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
$2,511.89
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$52,480.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,951.21
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$50,118.72

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $2,512 · 38th 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.