Revision Or Removal Of A Brain Stimulator Battery

Vermont 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?

$9,013

Typical total for the visit. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,013 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,511 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

6% physician fee94% facility fee

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$501	$417 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$8,511	$8,511 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $8,511Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $389 to $851

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $8,511.38 Median $8,511.38 Typical High $8,511.38	Facility	None	$8,511.38	$8,511.38	$8,511.38
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $416.87 Median $416.87 Typical High $416.87	Professional	None	$416.87	$416.87	$416.87
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $309.03 Median $309.03 Typical High $19,498.45	Facility	None	$309.03	$309.03	$19,498.45
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $223.87 Median $501.19 Typical High $691.83	Professional	None	$223.87	$501.19	$691.83
United Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $2,187.76 Median $2,187.76 Typical High $2,187.76	Facility	None	$2,187.76	$2,187.76	$2,187.76
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $426.58 Median $537.03 Typical High $954.99	Professional	None	$426.58	$537.03	$954.99

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Wyoming than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Vermont· 10th of 51

$9,013

$501 physician + $8,511 facility

WY $15,432MT $1,323

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.