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Programming Of An Implanted Brain Stimulator, Initial Time

Colorado 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 7 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$47.86 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$52.48 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $48 to $141Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $45 to $83
$50$100facility $63professional $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
$52.48
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$109.65
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$123.03

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 26th of 51

$53.70

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.