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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

Pennsylvania 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?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $6,310.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,511
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $3,802

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
$645.65
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$66,069.34
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$66,069.34
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,183.83
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$28,183.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$186,208.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$72,443.60
Median
$72,443.60
Typical High
$72,443.60
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$66,069.34
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$66,069.34
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$91,201.08

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $3,802 · 31st 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.