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Cranial Stimulator Generator Placement, One Array

Washington 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?

$4,677

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $28,184.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $724 to $79,433
$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0K$200.0Kfacility $4,677

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
$6,025.60
Typical High
$19,498.45
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45,708.82
Median
$67,608.30
Typical High
$120,226.44
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$102,329.30
Typical High
$181,970.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$47,863.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$72,443.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$89,125.09
Typical High
$169,824.37
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45,708.82
Median
$64,565.42
Typical High
$117,489.76
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$67,608.30
Median
$95,499.26
Typical High
$177,827.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$95,499.26
Typical High
$177,827.94

Where Washington 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.

Washington $4,677 · 25th 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.