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Revision Or Removal Of A Brain Stimulator Battery

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 61888

Surgery to adjust, reposition, or take out the pulse generator or receiver of a brain stimulation system — the unit that sits under the skin, usually below the collarbone, and sends signals to electrodes in the brain. The pocket is reopened and the unit is revised or removed. It is done when the device fails, becomes infected, moves, or is no longer needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Revision Or Removal Of A Brain Stimulator Battery cost?

$479

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $1,148.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $26,915Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $417

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Oklahoma than in Utah. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$479

OK $3,236UT $331

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.