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Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator

Virginia rates for HCPCS L8679

Implantable neurostimulator, pulse generator, any type

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Implantable Neurostimulator, Pulse Generator cost?

$5,495

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,495 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,495$4,898 to $7,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$5,623 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $5,248 to $12,589Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $9,333
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $5,495

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
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,511.38
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$13,182.57
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,943.28
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,488.17
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
6 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
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$5,495

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.