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Neurostimulator Patient Programmer, External

Wyoming rates for HCPCS L8681

Patient programmer (external) for use with implantable programmable neurostimulator pulse generator, replacement only

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neurostimulator Patient Programmer, External cost?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 4 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$1,072$646 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$871 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,259Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,259
$1Kfacility $1,000professional $1,072

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 20.4 times more in Kansas than in Hawaii. 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.

Wyoming· 14th of 51

$1,072

KS $1,905HI $93.33

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.