go back

Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Alaska rates for HCPCS 64553

This is a procedure to place a thin wire electrode near a nerve that runs directly from the brain, such as the vagus nerve, by passing it through the skin rather than through an open incision. The electrode connects to a stimulator device that delivers gentle electrical pulses to help treat certain conditions.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode cost?

$17,799

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17,799 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $15,849 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$1,950$1,862 to $15,488
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$15,849$9,333 to $21,878

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,849 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $28,840Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $912 to $15,488
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $15,849professional $1,950

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
$1,905.46
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$50,118.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$15,488.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$19,498.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$28,840.32
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$15,488.17
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$39,810.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 18.4 times more in Alabama 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

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$17,799

$1,950 physician + $15,849 facility

AL $30,876MT $1,679

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.