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Checking A Stomach Nerve Stimulator Without Adjustment

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 95981

This is a follow-up check of an implanted stomach nerve stimulator, a small device used to treat severe, hard-to-control nausea and vomiting caused by a slow-emptying stomach (gastroparesis). The device's settings and battery status are reviewed, but no changes are made to the stimulation program during this visit. It's typically done in a clinic setting using a handheld device that communicates with the implant.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Checking A Stomach Nerve Stimulator Without Adjustment cost?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.98 to $38.02.

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 $38 · 10th to 90th $17 to $257Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $46
$20$50$100$200facility $38professional $26

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$120.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Minnesota than in Hawaii. 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.

Washington, DC· 46th of 51

$25.70

MN $41.69HI $23.44

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.