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Spinal cord stimulator implant in California: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 5 California hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 63685

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$33,0660.8×22026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$38,2801.0×12025-11-26
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$39,6881.0×12026-03-30
Stanford Health Care Stanford$58,7321.3×12026-04-01
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$73,8481.9×22026-04-01

CPT 63650

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$8,1971.0×12026-03-30
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$18,0562.2×32025-11-26
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$18,5722.3×52026-09-01
Stanford Health Care Stanford$19,5592.1×42026-04-01
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$20,8162.5×42026-04-01

CPT 63655

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$26,4291.1×42026-04-01
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$31,6341.3×42026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$32,9481.3×32025-11-26
Stanford Health Care Stanford$52,9161.9×32026-04-01

MS-DRG 518

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$36,0071.0×52026-09-01
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$53,4771.5×62026-03-30
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$70,6512.0×32025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$114,3993.3×72026-04-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for spinal cord stimulator implant in California?

5 California hospitals post usable commercial rates for spinal cord stimulator implant in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 63685, hospital outpatient, the median across 5 hospitals is $39,688, 1.0× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.