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Implantable Neurostimulator Electrode

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L8680

Implantable neurostimulator electrode, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implantable Neurostimulator Electrode cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 6 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$158$100 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$100 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $479Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $100 to $295
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $162professional $158

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
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$158

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.