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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

New Hampshire 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?

$7,328

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,328 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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$871$490 to $5,012
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$2,951 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $42,658Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $302 to $6,310
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $871

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$66,069.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,244.36
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 21st of 51

$7,328

$871 physician + $6,457 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.