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Programming A Cranial Nerve Stimulator, First Hour

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $324 to $427.

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

Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $269 to $513
$500$1Kprofessional $407

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$457.09

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 45.7 times more in Texas than in Illinois. 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.

South Dakota· 15th of 39

$407

TX $1,380IL $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.