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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Minnesota 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?

$8,078

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,078 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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$2,455$912 to $8,710
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$3,467 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $417 to $18,621Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $417 to $11,220
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $2,455

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
$416.87
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$46,773.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$13,182.57
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$15,848.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$6,456.54
6 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
$204.17
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$380.19

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 18th of 51

$8,078

$2,455 physician + $5,623 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.