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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

Virginia 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $8,318.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $575 to $37,154Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,230
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $3,388professional $692

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$3,630.78
Typical High
$14,791.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57,543.99
Median
$64,565.42
Typical High
$70,794.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$69,183.10

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $3,236 · 35th 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.