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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Nebraska 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?

$8,233

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,233 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,344 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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$2,344$646 to $5,129
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$3,090 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $661 to $19,055Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $363 to $9,772
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,888professional $2,344

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,908.68
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$58,884.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$28,183.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 8th of 50

$8,233

$2,344 physician + $5,888 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.