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Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator

Louisiana rates for HCPCS L8679

Implantable neurostimulator, pulse generator, any type

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator cost?

$5,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,623 from a physician practice, and about $8,318 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$5,623$4,786 to $7,586
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,318$6,026 to $14,791

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $5,754 to $18,621Professionalmedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $4,365 to $8,511
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,318professional $5,623

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
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$20,892.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Kansas than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Louisiana $5,754 · 26th of 51
KS $12,303DE $4,365

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.