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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

Texas 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?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $17,378.

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 $3,890 · 10th to 90th $708 to $36,308
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $3,890

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
$776.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$30,902.95
Typical High
$60,255.96
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$31,622.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$158,489.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where Texas 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.

Texas $3,890 · 29th 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.