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Adjustment of a Deep Brain Stimulator, First Hour

Illinois 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 October 2026.

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

$30.20

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $490.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $457 to $2,089Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $30
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $676professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 43.7 times more in Tennessee than in Idaho. 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.

Illinois· 37th of 39

$30.20

TN $1,318ID $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.