Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures — what U.S. hospitals charge
APC 5461 · Hospital outpatient visit · 62 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $15,781
Typical charge
$22,789
Dearest quarter
over $29,009
Actually paid
$3,191
The middle U.S. hospital bills $22,789 for Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.8x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $3,191 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 4 | $15,244 | $13,506 – $26,107 |
| Ohio | 3 | $17,792 | $11,915 – $23,890 |
| California | 7 | $21,862 | $14,043 – $78,993 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $22,693 | $14,762 – $25,933 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $25,411 | $24,111 – $35,946 |
| Florida | 4 | $28,464 | $25,024 – $87,288 |
| New York | 4 | $30,236 | $19,344 – $38,468 |
| Texas | 3 | $46,037 | $29,041 – $64,445 |
| South Carolina | 4 | $48,176 | $31,666 – $111,381 |
Where Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Sanford Usd Medical Center
Sioux Falls, SD |
$5,925 | $3,128 |
|
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc
Oklahoma City, OK |
$8,119 | $2,931 |
|
Logan Health Medical Center
Kalispell, MT |
$9,663 | $3,169 |
|
Baxter Health
Mountain Home, AR |
$10,556 | $3,074 |
|
Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, Llc
Wichita, KS |
$11,187 | $2,698 |
|
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE |
$11,691 | $3,414 |
|
Genesis Hospital
Zanesville, OH |
$11,915 | $3,190 |
|
Mountain View Hospital
Idaho Falls, ID |
$11,971 | $3,062 |
|
University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics
Salt Lake City, UT |
$12,873 | $3,048 |
|
Erlanger Medical Center
Chattanooga, TN |
$13,506 | $2,909 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$14,043 | $3,534 |
|
Pardee Hospital Henderson County
Hendersonville, NC |
$14,267 | $2,961 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center
Mount Pleasant, SC |
$111,381 | $2,936 |
|
Hca Florida West Hospital
Pensacola, FL |
$87,288 | $2,824 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$78,993 | $4,677 |
|
Legent Orthopedic + Spine
San Antonio, TX |
$64,445 | $2,952 |
|
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Myrtle Beach, SC |
$55,210 | $2,914 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$46,037 | $3,155 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$45,059 | $4,498 |
|
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge
Columbia, SC |
$41,143 | $2,924 |
|
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY |
$38,468 | $3,872 |
|
Nyu Langone Hospitals
New York, NY |
$38,398 | $3,722 |
|
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL |
$37,126 | $3,309 |
|
Ochsner Medical Center Acute
New Orleans, LA |
$35,946 | $2,507 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures?
Across 62 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures is $22,789. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $15,781 and the dearest quarter over $29,009.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.8x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $3,191 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $28,052. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as APC 5461: “Level 1 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures”. An APC covers one outpatient visit for that level of service — you go home the same day.