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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

West Virginia 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?

$3,693

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,693 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$302 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,413 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $23,442Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $204 to $5,495
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,137.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$30,902.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 43rd of 51

$3,693

$457 physician + $3,236 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.