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Open Placement Of A Spinal Stimulator Paddle

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 63655

Places a flat, paddle-shaped electrode against the covering of the spinal cord to treat severe long-standing pain. A small piece of the bony arch of a vertebra is removed through an incision in the back so the paddle can be slid into position, and its wires are tunnelled under the skin. The battery unit that powers it is charged separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Placement Of A Spinal Stimulator Paddle cost?

$7,965

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,965 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$1,000 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,918$3,802 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,318
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $6,918professional $1,047

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
$2,818.38
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,318.26
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$660.69
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$223.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 12.1 times more in Alabama than in Kentucky. 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

Hawaii· 35th of 51

$7,965

$1,047 physician + $6,918 facility

AL $31,348KY $2,591

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.