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Adjustment of a Deep Brain Stimulator, First Hour

South Dakota 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $380 to $501.

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

Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $380 to $631
$500$1Kprofessional $479

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$549.54

Where South Dakota sits

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.

South Dakota· 22nd of 38

$479

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.