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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

South Carolina 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?

$5,606

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,606 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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$708$309 to $4,571
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$794 to $15,488

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $501 to $25,704Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $200 to $6,026
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $708

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
$457.09
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$3,311.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
11 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
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$616.60

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 30th of 51

$5,606

$708 physician + $4,898 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.