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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Massachusetts 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?

$2,576

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,576 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,096$437 to $5,888
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$550 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,888Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $229 to $11,482
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,479professional $1,096

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
$229.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$19,498.45
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$6,760.83
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,912.51
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$12,302.69
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$19,498.45
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$22,908.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 42nd of 50

$2,576

$1,096 physician + $1,479 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.