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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 October 2026.

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

$3,317

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,317 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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$562$417 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$2,692 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $537 to $19,498Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,012
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,498.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$7,413.10
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,698.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,202.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$478.63
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,819.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$363.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$239.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Maine 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

Maine· 45th of 51

$3,317

$562 physician + $2,754 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.