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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

North Carolina 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?

$1,905

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $7,244.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $513 to $16,218
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $1,905

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
$512.86
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$63,095.73
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$158,489.32
Typical High
$158,489.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $1,905 · 42nd 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.