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Review Of Brain Activity From An Implanted Device

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 95836

Covers downloading and interpreting the brain electrical activity recorded by an implanted brain device from electrodes sitting on or in the brain. A doctor reviews the stored recordings and issues a report, which is used to judge seizure activity and to guide the device settings. The recording is captured by the implanted device itself rather than by sensors on the scalp.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Review Of Brain Activity From An Implanted Device cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $112 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 11 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$100 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$112 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $83 to $151Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $95 to $145
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $112professional $107

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$128.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $107 · 41st of 51
MN $229KY $102

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.