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Programming Of An Implanted Brain Stimulator, Initial Time

Iowa 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 8 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$61.66$50.12 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$67.61 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $62 to $302Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $46 to $251
$50$100$200facility $93professional $62

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
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$134.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$63.10

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.