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Neurostimulator Recharging System, Internal Battery

Kentucky rates for HCPCS L8689

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neurostimulator Recharging System, Internal Battery cost?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$1,047$1,000 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$1,000 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,951Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,698
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,413professional $1,047

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$10,232.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Kansas than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $1,047 · 37th of 51
KS $2,291CA $741

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.