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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Vermont 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?

$234

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $209 to $759.

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

Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $174 to $2,951
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $234

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$4,897.79
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 51st of 51

$234

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.