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Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator

Alabama rates for HCPCS L8679

Implantable neurostimulator, pulse generator, any type

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator cost?

$5,129

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,786 to $8,511.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $5,623 to $5,623Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $8,511
$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $5,129

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 21 + 22 · Increased work + 31 + 32 · Mandated service + 41 + 52 · Reduced service + 93 · Audio-only telehealth
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Montana than in New York. 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.

Alabama· 36th of 51

$5,129

MT $10,715NY $4,169

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.