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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

New York 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?

$6,557

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,557 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$331 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,630 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $490 to $15,136Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $195 to $5,623
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $933

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
$302.00
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$8,912.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,288.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,772.37
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$30,902.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,585.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where New York 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

New York· 14th of 50

$6,557

$933 physician + $5,623 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.