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Programming Of An Implanted Cranial Nerve Stimulator

Vermont 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $51.29.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $45 to $46Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $42 to $54
$50$100facility $45professional $46

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$91.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$112.20

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$45.71

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.