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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

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

$1,698

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $2,754.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $398 to $7,762Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,754
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $398

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
$398.11
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,754.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$6,025.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$58,884.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in California than in Vermont. 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, DC· 11th of 51

$1,698

CA $2,818VT $234

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.