Programming A Cranial Nerve Stimulator, First Hour
Wisconsin 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?
$407
Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $676.
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 $603 · 10th to 90th $513 to $871Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $138 to $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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Facility
Global
$512.86
$602.56
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$602.56
Professional
Global
$138.04
$257.04
$602.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Professional
Global
$1,202.26
$1,380.38
$1,380.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Professional
Global
$50.12
$58.88
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Facility
Global
$346.74
$676.08
$676.08
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Professional
Global
$537.03
$1,380.38
$1,380.38
Where Wisconsin 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.