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Nerve Monitoring In The Operating Room

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 95940

Covers continuous monitoring of the nerves and spinal cord while an operation is going on, with a specialist physically present in the operating room devoting attention to that one patient. Electrical signals from the nervous system are watched constantly so the surgical team is warned immediately if a nerve is being put at risk. It is billed in 15-minute blocks for the time the specialist is in attendance.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nerve Monitoring In The Operating Room cost?

$38.02

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $31.62 to $48.98.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $32 to $79
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $38

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
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Connecticut than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $38.02 · 35th of 51
CT $158WY $19.95

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.