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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

South Dakota 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?

$1,884

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,884 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,072$407 to $5,495
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$501 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $355 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $355 to $8,511
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $813professional $1,072

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
$354.81
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$28,183.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,290.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$22,908.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$6,918.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 46th of 50

$1,884

$1,072 physician + $813 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.