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Programming Of An Implanted Brain Stimulator, Initial Time

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 95983

This service is an in-person visit where a clinician adjusts the settings of a surgically implanted device that sends electrical pulses to the brain, used to treat conditions such as movement disorders. It reflects the initial portion of a programming session, with time spent working directly with the device and patient to fine-tune the settings.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Programming Of An Implanted Brain Stimulator, Initial Time cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $95.50 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$45.71 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$95.50$79.43 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $95 · 10th to 90th $63 to $138Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $42 to $66
$50$100$200$500facility $95professional $52

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
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$91.20

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Arkansas· 37th of 51

$52.48

MN $105DC $47.86

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.