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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

North Carolina 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?

$4,683

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,683 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$417$269 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$1,380 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $417 to $16,982Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $209 to $4,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $417

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
$371.54
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$16,595.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,235.94
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
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$630.96

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$4,683

$417 physician + $4,266 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.