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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Connecticut 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?

$8,759

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,759 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $8,128 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$324 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$8,128$3,981 to $22,909

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,128 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $69,183Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $245 to $3,162
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $8,128professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$74,131.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$6,309.57
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,888.44
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
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 16th of 51

$8,759

$631 physician + $8,128 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.