Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $20,097 per procedure at 469 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $18,731 and $20,939.
Also known as: Spinal cord stimulator, nerve stimulator
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $20,097
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $18,731–$20,939
- Medicare’s share
- $18,465
- Average billed charge
- $97,214
- Hospitals reporting
- 469
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467 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentia Health Duluth | 11 | $18,615 | About average | $16,983 | $64,736 |
| St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia | 19 | $18,615 | About average | $16,986 | $49,349 |
| CHI-St Vincent Infirmary | 26 | $18,628 | About average | $16,990 | $70,970 |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center | 13 | $18,631 | About average | $16,999 | $60,010 |
| Southwest General Health Center | 11 | $18,631 | About average | $16,999 | $50,760 |
| UH St John Medical Center | 11 | $18,631 | About average | $16,999 | $52,373 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | 21 | $18,631 | About average | $16,999 | $71,334 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. | 18 | $18,633 | About average | $17,001 | $51,323 |
| Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC | 24 | $18,633 | About average | $17,001 | $111,949 |
| Salina Surgical Hospital | 20 | $18,633 | About average | $17,001 | $67,297 |
| Wesley Medical Center | 28 | $18,633 | About average | $16,997 | $138,469 |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center | 19 | $18,664 | About average | $17,032 | $87,537 |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center | 20 | $18,669 | About average | $17,037 | $76,740 |
| Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital | 13 | $18,670 | About average | $17,019 | $81,276 |
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | 15 | $18,693 | About average | $17,061 | $89,023 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 41 | $18,705 | About average | $17,067 | $157,968 |
| Archbold Memorial Hospital | 13 | $18,710 | About average | $17,078 | $81,556 |
| University Of Kansas Hospital | 88 | $18,731 | About average | $17,099 | $124,055 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 38 | $18,741 | About average | $17,130 | $67,767 |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 20 | $18,742 | About average | $17,110 | $111,200 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | 11 | $18,742 | About average | $17,110 | $31,138 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 24 | $18,743 | About average | $17,111 | $43,530 |
| Lexington Medical Center | 27 | $18,754 | About average | $17,122 | $77,389 |
| Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge | 31 | $18,754 | About average | $17,122 | $70,559 |
| Prisma Health Baptist | 16 | $18,754 | About average | $17,119 | $86,839 |
| Bethesda North | 14 | $18,762 | About average | $17,130 | $46,528 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 43 | $18,773 | About average | $17,130 | $114,950 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 21 | $18,781 | About average | $17,149 | $47,045 |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital | 22 | $18,791 | About average | $17,159 | $111,390 |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center | 11 | $18,791 | About average | $17,159 | $57,347 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 15 | $18,803 | About average | $17,171 | $105,143 |
| Community Hospital, LLC | 31 | $18,803 | About average | $17,171 | $83,172 |
| Hillcrest Hospital South | 11 | $18,803 | About average | $17,171 | $93,799 |
| Hillcrest Medical Center | 18 | $18,803 | About average | $17,171 | $99,857 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc | 55 | $18,803 | About average | $17,171 | $48,279 |
| Oklahoma Center For Orthopaedic & Multi-Sp | 16 | $18,803 | About average | $17,171 | $73,464 |
| O U Medical Center | 42 | $18,803 | About average | $17,171 | $137,759 |
| SSM Health St Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | 27 | $18,803 | About average | $17,171 | $73,714 |
| Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids | 12 | $18,820 | About average | $17,181 | $64,830 |
| Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital | 12 | $18,825 | About average | $17,193 | $71,590 |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | 18 | $18,828 | About average | $17,196 | $58,474 |
| Roper Hospital | 22 | $18,830 | About average | $17,198 | $58,191 |
| Trident Medical Center | 27 | $18,830 | About average | $17,198 | $156,273 |
| Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital | 11 | $18,830 | About average | $17,198 | $42,950 |
| The Hospital At Westlake Medical Center | 17 | $18,837 | About average | $17,205 | $181,255 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 22 | $18,841 | About average | $17,209 | $54,973 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | 15 | $18,914 | About average | $17,281 | $55,058 |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | 11 | $18,934 | About average | $17,302 | $223,042 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 21 | $18,936 | About average | $17,304 | $180,440 |
| Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance | 18 | $18,936 | About average | $17,304 | $116,942 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28K | $118K |
| 2021 | $20K | $88K |
| 2022 | $20K | $89K |
| 2023 | $21K | $94K |
| 2024 | $20K | $97K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 46 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 1 | 12 | $3,280 | $3,280–$3,280 |
| Louisiana | 3 | 73 | $16,706 | $15,609–$18,530 |
| West Virginia | 4 | 109 | $17,342 | $17,258–$17,748 |
| Tennessee | 15 | 438 | $17,821 | $17,481–$18,599 |
| Alabama | 10 | 276 | $17,873 | $17,911–$18,368 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 248 | $18,196 | $17,465–$18,755 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 100 | $18,272 | $17,824–$18,275 |
| Iowa | 6 | 125 | $18,324 | $18,225–$18,742 |
| South Carolina | 16 | 418 | $18,452 | $18,435–$18,830 |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 279 | $18,681 | $18,668–$18,803 |
| Arkansas | 11 | 262 | $18,687 | $18,230–$19,249 |
| Missouri | 11 | 310 | $18,776 | $18,520–$19,081 |
| Ohio | 28 | 625 | $18,870 | $18,571–$19,105 |
| Utah | 4 | 75 | $18,884 | $18,254–$19,896 |
| Kansas | 11 | 273 | $18,897 | $18,633–$19,059 |
| Michigan | 14 | 271 | $19,050 | $18,481–$19,478 |
| Indiana | 14 | 310 | $19,213 | $18,892–$19,789 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 37 | $19,223 | $19,160–$19,315 |
| Texas | 32 | 671 | $19,231 | $18,936–$19,639 |
| North Carolina | 17 | 403 | $19,241 | $18,992–$19,609 |
| Idaho | 2 | 48 | $19,264 | $18,996–$19,424 |
| Virginia | 13 | 312 | $19,285 | $18,791–$20,462 |
| Georgia | 19 | 415 | $19,332 | $18,533–$20,252 |
| Maine | 2 | 51 | $19,373 | $19,197–$19,564 |
| Florida | 33 | 812 | $19,623 | $19,767–$19,767 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 67 | $19,665 | $19,665–$19,665 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | 426 | $19,801 | $19,304–$21,088 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 150 | $19,892 | $19,686–$20,493 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 178 | $20,464 | $20,305–$20,821 |
| Illinois | 14 | 332 | $20,566 | $20,167–$21,103 |
| Minnesota | 7 | 207 | $20,621 | $19,505–$21,507 |
| Colorado | 8 | 176 | $20,664 | $20,772–$20,772 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 76 | $20,669 | $20,459–$21,184 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 70 | $20,968 | $20,594–$21,309 |
| Montana | 6 | 120 | $21,002 | $20,459–$21,546 |
| Arizona | 12 | 246 | $21,031 | $21,277–$21,277 |
| Delaware | 2 | 56 | $21,891 | $21,891–$21,891 |
| Washington | 10 | 211 | $22,062 | $21,899–$22,430 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 13 | $22,324 | $22,324–$22,324 |
| New Jersey | 9 | 168 | $23,200 | $22,841–$23,434 |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 318 | $23,334 | $23,431–$23,431 |
| Nevada | 1 | 46 | $23,366 | $23,366–$23,366 |
| Oregon | 4 | 68 | $23,429 | $21,223–$23,791 |
| New York | 16 | 490 | $23,821 | $23,132–$24,575 |
| Connecticut | 6 | 109 | $24,483 | $24,390–$24,573 |
| California | 21 | 437 | $27,815 | $26,818–$27,189 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.