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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Nevada 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?

$2,910

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,910 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $398 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$398$229 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,698 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $372 to $17,378Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,981
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $398

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
$371.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,570.88
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$6,456.54
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$7,244.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,786.30
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$22,908.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 38th of 50

$2,910

$398 physician + $2,512 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.