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Programming Of An Implanted Brain Stimulator, Initial Time

Rhode Island 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 4 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$64.57$51.29 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$85.11 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $72 to $219Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $46 to $71
$50$100$200facility $182professional $65

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 6th of 51

$64.57

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.