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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Hawaii 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?

$1,549

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $3,311.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $269 to $3,981
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,884professional $1,549

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
$870.96
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,165.95
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,570.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$5,248.07
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 12th of 51

$1,549

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.