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Programming Of An Implanted Brain Stimulator, Initial Time

Louisiana 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 5 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$54.95$45.71 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$60.26 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $59 to $224Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $38 to $79
$50$100$200facility $79professional $55

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
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$95.50

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 17th of 51

$57.54

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.