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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 October 2026.

How much does Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode cost?

$15,934

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,934 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $14,454 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$1,479$912 to $6,166
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$14,454$7,762 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,454 · 10th to 90th $5,623 to $21,380Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $355 to $12,589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $14,454professional $1,479

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
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$6,165.95
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
$190.55
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$15,934

$1,479 physician + $14,454 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.