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Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L8679

Implantable neurostimulator, pulse generator, any type

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator cost?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,786 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 5 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$4,786$4,571 to $7,586
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$4,571 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $10,965Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $4,266 to $7,586
$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,026professional $4,786

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
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $4,786 · 46th 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.