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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

New Mexico 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?

$10,363

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,363 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $10,000 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$363$229 to $1,778
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,000$2,138 to $20,417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $537 to $31,623Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $182 to $3,802
$100$1K$10Kfacility $10,000professional $363

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
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$36,307.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$3,162.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,248.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$14,454.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
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
$123.03
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 12th of 51

$10,363

$363 physician + $10,000 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.