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Programming Of An Implanted Brain Stimulator, Initial Time

Kentucky 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$48.98$43.65 to $53.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$48.98 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $49 to $209Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $40 to $71
$50$100$200facility $71professional $49

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
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$51.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$48.98

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.