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Removal Of A Spinal Cord Stimulator Wire

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 63661

Thin wire-like electrodes from a spinal cord stimulator, a device implanted to help manage chronic pain, are removed. This applies to electrodes that were originally placed through a needle rather than through an open incision into the spine, and imaging guidance may be used to help locate and remove them.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Spinal Cord Stimulator Wire cost?

$589

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $776.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $7,413Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $288 to $955
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,715professional $589

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in California than in Michigan. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $589 · 44th of 51
CA $1,514MI $513

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.