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Checking A Stomach Nerve Stimulator Without Adjustment

Vermont 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 to $37.15.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $34Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $50
$20$50$100facility $19professional $32

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$85.11

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 21st of 51

$31.62

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.