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Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator

Kentucky rates for HCPCS L8679

Implantable neurostimulator, pulse generator, any type

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator cost?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,918 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,918$5,012 to $7,943
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$5,370 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $5,248 to $14,125Professionalmedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $10,233
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $5,623professional $6,918

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,772.37
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$14,791.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$46,773.51
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
4 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
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 20th of 51

$6,918

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.