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Programming Of An Implanted Cranial Nerve Stimulator

Maryland 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $47.86.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $65Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $35 to $74
$50$100facility $30professional $41

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$40.74

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.