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Neurostimulator Recharging System, Internal Battery

Iowa rates for HCPCS L8689

External recharging system for battery (internal) for use with implantable neurostimulator, replacement only

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Neurostimulator Recharging System, Internal Battery cost?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,698$1,349 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$2,042 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $1,698

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
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,370.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Montana 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$1,905

MT $2,239DE $977

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.