Programming A Cranial Nerve Stimulator, First Hour

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 95974

Adjusting the settings of an implanted stimulator that acts on a cranial nerve, covering the first hour of that work. The clinician holds a programr over the device, changes the strength, timing and pattern of the electrical pulses, and checks how the patient responds and whether any side effects appear.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Programming A Cranial Nerve Stimulator, First Hour cost?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 24 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$427	$302 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$676	$513 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,514Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $174 to $1,202

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $363.08 Median $616.60 Typical High $1,949.84	Facility	Global	$363.08	$616.60	$1,949.84
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $199.53 Median $199.53 Typical High $302.00	Professional	Global	$199.53	$199.53	$302.00
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $512.86 Median $691.83 Typical High $1,949.84	Facility	Global	$512.86	$691.83	$1,949.84
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $275.42 Median $436.52 Typical High $776.25	Professional	Global	$275.42	$436.52	$776.25

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 45.7 times more in Missouri than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

MO $1,380SC $30.20

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.