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Programming Of An Implanted Cranial Nerve Stimulator

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 95976

This service checks and adjusts the settings of an implanted device that sends electrical pulses to a nerve in the head or neck area, such as one used to help manage seizures or certain other chronic conditions. It's a more basic level of adjustment than a complex reprogramming session. It's done externally using a wireless programming device, without any incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Programming Of An Implanted Cranial Nerve Stimulator cost?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$35.48 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$38.90 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $38 to $54Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $32 to $66
$50$100facility $40professional $39

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$40.74
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$181.97
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$38.90

MN $79.43DC $37.15

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.