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Fitting of a Skin-Surface Nerve Stimulator (TENS)

New York rates for HCPCS 64550

This covers the fitting and application of a device that delivers mild electrical pulses through electrodes placed on the skin to help manage pain, commonly known as a TENS unit. A clinician positions the electrodes over the appropriate area and sets up the device for the patient's use. This is a non-surgical way to help control pain using electrical stimulation rather than medication.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fitting of a Skin-Surface Nerve Stimulator (TENS) cost?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $4,365.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $5,012Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $25 to $95
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $50

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2818.4 times more in Kentucky than in Florida. 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.

New York· 3rd of 38

$3,631

KY $44,668FL $15.85

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.