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Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L8679

Implantable neurostimulator, pulse generator, any type

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator cost?

$7,079

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,586 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$7,586$4,786 to $10,233
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$5,495 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $10,233Professionalmedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $4,571 to $10,233
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $7,586

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
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
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
12 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
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$26,915.35
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 16th of 51

$7,079

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.