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Programming Of An Implanted Brain Stimulator, Initial Time

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $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 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$52.48$47.86 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$50.12 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $49 to $363Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $42 to $107
$50$100$200facility $71professional $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
$50.12
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$104.71
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
$74.13
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$104.71
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 33rd 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.