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Programming Of An Implanted Brain Stimulator, Initial Time

South 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 7 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$51.29$48.98 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$52.48 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $50 to $513Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $45 to $85
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $81professional $51

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
$81.28
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$51.29

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.