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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Ohio 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?

$4,002

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,002 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $372 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$372$204 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$2,089 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $18,197Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $151 to $3,236
$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $372

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
$630.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$40,738.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$537.03
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$5,128.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$22,387.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 25th of 50

$4,002

$372 physician + $3,631 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.