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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Indiana 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?

$30,589

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30,589 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $30,200 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$389$219 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$30,200$4,898 to $42,658

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30,200 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $48,978Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $151 to $3,090
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $30,200professional $389

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
$691.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$52,480.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 1st of 50

$30,589

$389 physician + $30,200 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.