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Surgical Placement Of A Muscle Stimulator Lead

North Carolina 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?

$11,928

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,928 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $447 to the doctor who performs it, and $11,482 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$447$309 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$11,482$1,349 to $23,988

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $417 to $28,184Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $275 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $11,482professional $447

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$87,096.36
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$26,915.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$758.58
12 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
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$371.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 29.1 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

North Carolina· 13th of 51

$11,928

$447 physician + $11,482 facility

AL $30,626MT $1,051

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.