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Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator

Maryland rates for HCPCS L8679

Implantable neurostimulator, pulse generator, any type

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator cost?

$5,248

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,248 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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 6 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$5,248$4,677 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$83.18 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $83 to $10,000Professionalmedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $4,266 to $7,586
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $6,026professional $5,248

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
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $5,248 · 33rd 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.