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Surgical Placement Of A Muscle Stimulator Lead

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 64580

Through an open incision, an electrode is placed on or into a muscle so that electrical pulses can be delivered to make the muscle contract. The electrode is connected to a stimulator that drives movement or supports function in a muscle that no longer responds to its own nerve signals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Placement Of A Muscle Stimulator Lead cost?

$355

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $324 to $794.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $47,863Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $288 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $5,495professional $355

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
$323.59
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$48,977.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$891.25
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
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$245.47

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$355

AK $1,288UT $224

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.