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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Rhode Island 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?

$398

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $245 to $3,020.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $18,621Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $191 to $3,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in California than in Vermont. 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.

Rhode Island· 50th of 51

$398

CA $2,818VT $234

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.