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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Maine 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?

$676

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $2,570.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22,909 · 10th to 90th $22,909 to $22,909Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $200 to $7,413
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $22,909professional $676

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$6,165.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$9,549.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,908.68
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$22,908.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Maine· 34th of 51

$676

CA $2,818VT $234

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.