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Implantable Neurostimulator Electrode

California rates for HCPCS L8680

Implantable neurostimulator electrode, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implantable Neurostimulator Electrode cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 9 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$302$151 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$251 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $229 to $724Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,514
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $288professional $302

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
$302.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$407.38

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in North Dakota than in Delaware. 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.

California· 9th of 51

$288

ND $468DE $123

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.