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Revision Or Removal Of A Spinal Stimulator Battery

Washington rates for HCPCS 63688

Opens the pocket under the skin where the battery unit of a spinal cord stimulator sits, in order to reposition it, repair its connections, or take it out altogether. It is done when the unit has shifted, become uncomfortable or infected, stopped working, or is no longer wanted. Work on the electrodes running along the spine is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$955

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $562 to $7,079.

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 $955 · 10th to 90th $447 to $11,482
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $955

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
$562.34
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$17,782.79
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,495.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$5,248.07
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$724.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,952.62

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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· 43rd of 50

$955

IN $9,333ND $363

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.