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Checking A Stomach Nerve Stimulator Without Adjustment

Maryland 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $55Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $16 to $50
$20$50$100facility $20professional $29

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$69.18
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 34th of 51

$28.84

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.