Adjustment of a Deep Brain Stimulator, First Hour

Virginia 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $240 to $309.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $302 · 10th to 90th $234 to $316

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Anthem BCBS Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $234.42 Median $234.42 Typical High $302.00	Professional	Global	$234.42	$234.42	$302.00
Kaiser Permanente Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $933.25 Median $933.25 Typical High $933.25	Professional	Global	$933.25	$933.25	$933.25
Medcost Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $245.47 Median $309.03 Typical High $316.23	Professional	Global	$245.47	$309.03	$316.23

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 28th of 38

$302

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.