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Programming A Cranial Nerve Stimulator, First Hour

Washington 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?

$347

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $275 to $398.

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 $380 · 10th to 90th $240 to $398Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $50 to $468
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $380professional $76

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11

Where Washington sits

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.

Washington $347 · 26th of 38
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.