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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Utah 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?

$8,440

Typical total for the visit. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,440 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,311 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,129 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$3,311$479 to $3,890
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,129$2,399 to $20,417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $229 to $32,359Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $347 to $4,571
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $3,311

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
$229.09
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$630.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$37,153.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,918.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$74,131.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$3,388.44
6 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
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03

Where Utah 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

Utah· 17th of 51

$8,440

$3,311 physician + $5,129 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.