Adjustment of a Deep Brain Stimulator, First Hour

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 95978

This covers a doctor's visit to check and adjust the settings of an implanted deep brain stimulation device, a small device placed under the skin that sends electrical signals to specific areas deep within the brain. Adjusting the settings, such as the strength and pattern of the signals, helps improve control of symptoms from conditions like Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, or dystonia. This covers the first hour of a more complex, in-depth programming session.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Adjustment of a Deep Brain Stimulator, First Hour cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 22 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$525	$363 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$776	$513 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,862Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,318

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $436.52 Median $741.31 Typical High $2,344.23	Facility	Global	$436.52	$741.31	$2,344.23
BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $239.88 Median $239.88 Typical High $363.08	Professional	Global	$239.88	$239.88	$363.08
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $630.96 Median $831.76 Typical High $2,344.23	Facility	Global	$630.96	$831.76	$2,344.23
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $323.59 Median $524.81 Typical High $954.99	Professional	Global	$323.59	$524.81	$954.99

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 43.7 times more in Kansas 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.

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KS $1,318SC $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.