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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Kentucky 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?

$1,949

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,949 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $251 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$251$158 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$977 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $437 to $7,413Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $135 to $2,884
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,698professional $251

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
$288.40
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$15,488.17
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$23,442.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,238.72
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$1,949

$251 physician + $1,698 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.