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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Iowa 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?

$4,873

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,873 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$380 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$2,239 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $562 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $295 to $6,166
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $1,072

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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$11,220.18
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$14,454.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$8,912.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,677.35
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 24.4 times more in Indiana than in North Carolina. 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

Iowa· 19th of 50

$4,873

$1,072 physician + $3,802 facility

IN $30,589NC $1,255

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.