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Implant of Tongue Nerve Stimulator for Sleep Apnea

Kansas rates for HCPCS 64582

Places a breathing-triggered stimulator that treats obstructive sleep apnea. Through incisions in the neck and chest, an electrode is placed on the nerve that controls tongue movement, a sensor that detects breathing effort is positioned, and a small pulse generator is implanted under the skin. During sleep the device gently stimulates the tongue forward so the airway stays open.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implant of Tongue Nerve Stimulator for Sleep Apnea cost?

$32,133

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32,133 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $30,903 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$1,230$1,047 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$30,903$5,495 to $35,481

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30,903 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $37,154Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,344
$100$1K$10Kfacility $30,903professional $1,230

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
$1,698.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30,902.95
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$37,153.52
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$33,113.11
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$33,884.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
5 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
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$134.90

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 20.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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

Kansas· 6th of 51

$32,133

$1,230 physician + $30,903 facility

AK $49,097KY $2,446

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.