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Programming A Cranial Nerve Stimulator, First Hour

Massachusetts 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $1,380.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $676 to $676Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $832 to $1,380
$1Kfacility $676professional $1,380

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 45.7 times more in Missouri than in South Carolina. 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.

Massachusetts· 3rd of 38

$1,380

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.