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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Wyoming 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?

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $3,715.

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

Facilitymedian $11,749 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $26,303Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $380 to $7,762
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,749professional $1,479

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 13th of 51

$1,479

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.