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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 July 2026.

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

$2,436

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,436 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $347 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$347$195 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,413 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $851 to $3,388Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,399
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $347

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
$371.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$407.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$23,442.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$19,952.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 43rd of 50

$2,436

$347 physician + $2,089 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.