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Programming Of An Implanted Brain Stimulator, Initial Time

Virginia 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$53.70$47.86 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$50.12 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $47 to $105Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $45 to $89
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $56professional $54

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
$46.77
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$186.21
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 29th of 51

$53.70

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.