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Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator

North Carolina rates for HCPCS L8679

Implantable neurostimulator, pulse generator, any type

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator cost?

$7,762

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,762 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,762 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7,762$7,079 to $7,943
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$5,623 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $5,623 to $7,943Professionalmedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $8,318
$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $7,762

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
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
14 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
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$34,673.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SH · Second concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
SJ · Third+ concurrent infusion
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,232.93

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 15th of 51

$7,762

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.