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Temporary stimulator wires placed through the skin to test pain relief. Commercial negotiated rates by hospital and market, next to Medicare for the same code.
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CPT 63650: Implant Neuroelectrodes
105 hospitals in 37 markets. National Medicare rate $6,511, surgery center $5,031.
| Market | Hospitals | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta GA | 4 | — | — | — | $7,798–$8,633 |
| Austin TX | 2 | — | — | — | $5,940–$11,094 |
| Boston MA | 7 | $8,672 | $9,587 | $11,206 | $7,012–$14,332 |
| California (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $18,572–$18,572 |
| Chicago IL | 5 | $8,458 | $8,504 | $9,252 | $8,260–$16,307 |
| Cleveland OH | 5 | $7,010 | $8,434 | $9,334 | $4,992–$9,608 |
| Columbus OH | 1 | — | — | — | $26,396–$26,396 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth TX | 3 | — | — | — | $6,452–$15,761 |
| Denver CO | 7 | $9,628 | $9,628 | $11,142 | $6,336–$12,657 |
| Detroit MI | 6 | $7,126 | $7,126 | $8,072 | $7,124–$9,407 |
| Georgia (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $10,250–$10,250 |
| Houston TX | 1 | — | — | — | $8,539–$8,539 |
| Illinois (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $7,461–$7,461 |
| Indianapolis IN | 1 | — | — | — | $5,048–$5,048 |
| Kansas (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $4,907–$4,907 |
| Las Vegas NV | 1 | — | — | — | $9,252–$9,252 |
| Los Angeles CA | 2 | — | — | — | $18,056–$20,816 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | 2 | — | — | — | $4,138–$9,618 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | 3 | — | — | — | $10,942–$12,955 |
| Nashville TN | 3 | — | — | — | $5,597–$8,960 |
| New York (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $5,783–$5,783 |
| New York City | 3 | — | — | — | $10,444–$34,447 |
| Ohio (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $12,576–$12,576 |
| Philadelphia PA | 5 | $6,231 | $8,155 | $8,282 | $6,196–$9,751 |
| Phoenix AZ | 3 | — | — | — | $7,547–$8,041 |
| Pittsburgh PA | 1 | — | — | — | $4,387–$4,387 |
| Portland OR | 6 | $17,690 | $17,690 | $23,447 | $17,690–$25,366 |
| Research Triangle NC | 2 | — | — | — | $13,382–$13,852 |
| Richmond VA | 2 | — | — | — | $13,176–$13,176 |
| San Antonio TX | 1 | — | — | — | $9,623–$9,623 |
| San Diego CA | 1 | — | — | — | $8,197–$8,197 |
| San Francisco Bay Area CA | 1 | — | — | — | $19,559–$19,559 |
| Seattle-Tacoma WA | 6 | $21,227 | $22,360 | $24,966 | $17,984–$25,551 |
| St. Louis MO | 6 | $6,771 | $7,730 | $9,255 | $6,719–$9,994 |
| Tampa FL | 2 | — | — | — | $9,649–$13,355 |
| Washington DC | 6 | $7,262 | $9,655 | $10,428 | $6,712–$11,491 |
| Wisconsin (statewide) | 1 | — | — | — | $8,256–$8,256 |
| Hospital | Market | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctors Hospital | Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | $4,138 | 0.6× | 3 | 2026-03-30 |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh PA | $4,387 | 0.7× | 1 | 2026-03-06 |
| Menorah Medical Center | Kansas (statewide) | $4,907 | 0.8× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center | Cleveland OH | $4,992 | 0.8× | 3 | 2026-07-14 |
| Ascension St Vincent Carmel | Indianapolis IN | $5,048 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) | Nashville TN | $5,597 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Stony Brook University Hospital | New York (statewide) | $5,783 | 0.7× | 5 | 2026-06-10 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Austin TX | $5,940 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $6,196 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bryn Mawr Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $6,231 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital | Denver CO | $6,336 | 0.9× | 3 | 2025-11-01 |
| Medical City Mckinney | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $6,452 | 1.0× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medstar Georgetown University Hospital | Washington DC | $6,712 | 0.9× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Mercy Hospital South | St. Louis MO | $6,719 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-06-10 |
| Medstar Washington Hospital Center | Washington DC | $6,722 | 0.9× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Missouri Baptist Medical Center | St. Louis MO | $6,771 | 1.1× | 5 | 2025-12-15 |
| Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital | St. Louis MO | $6,771 | 1.1× | 5 | 2025-12-15 |
| Medical City Plano | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $6,836 | 1.1× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Cleveland Clinic (main campus) | Cleveland OH | $7,010 | 1.2× | 4 | 2026-06-16 |
| Beverly Hospital Corporation | Boston MA | $7,012 | 0.9× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital | Detroit MI | $7,124 | 1.1× | 16 | 2026-03-31 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Detroit MI | $7,126 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospit | Detroit MI | $7,126 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Detroit MI | $7,126 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-05-01 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center | Illinois (statewide) | $7,461 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-06-03 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $7,547 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $7,547 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory University Hospital | Atlanta GA | $7,798 | 1.2× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Medical Center | Phoenix AZ | $8,041 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill | Philadelphia PA | $8,155 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-03-24 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | San Diego CA | $8,197 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Orthopaedic Hospital Of Wisconsin | Wisconsin (statewide) | $8,256 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-01-01 |
| Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital | Chicago IL | $8,260 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville TN | $8,271 | 1.4× | 7 | 2025-10-01 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $8,282 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-09-15 |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester Hospital | Detroit MI | $8,387 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Cleveland Clinic Lutheran Hospital | Cleveland OH | $8,434 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-06-15 |
| Endeavor Health Edward Hospital | Chicago IL | $8,458 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital | Chicago IL | $8,504 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston TX | $8,539 | 1.3× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Piedmont Atlanta Hospital | Atlanta GA | $8,633 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Atlanta GA | $8,633 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | Atlanta GA | $8,633 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | Boston MA | $8,670 | 1.1× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| New England Baptist Hospital | Boston MA | $8,674 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson | St. Louis MO | $8,689 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-06-10 |
| George Washington Univ Hospital | Washington DC | $8,882 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
| TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center | Nashville TN | $8,960 | 1.5× | 3 | 2026-09-01 |
| Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital | Chicago IL | $9,252 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| University Medical Center of Southern Nevada | Las Vegas NV | $9,252 | 1.4× | 7 | 2026-07-01 |
| Medina Hospital | Cleveland OH | $9,334 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-06-15 |
| Harper University Hospital | Detroit MI | $9,407 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-09-02 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | St. Louis MO | $9,444 | 1.5× | 2 | 2026-06-04 |
| Winchester Hospital | Boston MA | $9,587 | 1.3× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital | Cleveland OH | $9,608 | 1.6× | 3 | 2026-06-15 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL | $9,618 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-03-30 |
| Methodist Hospital | San Antonio TX | $9,623 | 1.5× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Healthone Rose | Denver CO | $9,628 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| HCA HealthONE Swedish | Denver CO | $9,628 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge | Denver CO | $9,628 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| HCA HealthONE Presbyterian/St. Luke's | Denver CO | $9,628 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa FL | $9,649 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | Philadelphia PA | $9,751 | 1.4× | 3 | 2026-09-15 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | St. Louis MO | $9,994 | 1.6× | 5 | 2025-12-15 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | Georgia (statewide) | $10,250 | 1.8× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Reston Hospital Center | Washington DC | $10,428 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center | Washington DC | $10,428 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | New York City | $10,444 | 1.3× | 9 | 2026-04-01 |
| Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $10,942 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-06-17 |
| United Hospital (Allina) | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $10,942 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-06-16 |
| Anna Jaques Hospital | Boston MA | $10,944 | 1.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| St David's Medical Center | Austin TX | $11,094 | 1.7× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth | Boston MA | $11,467 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Washington DC | $11,491 | 1.7× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Hospital for Special Surgery | New York City | $12,070 | 1.5× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Bethesda North | Ohio (statewide) | $12,576 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Porter | Denver CO | $12,657 | 1.9× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Parker | Denver CO | $12,657 | 1.9× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | Minneapolis-St. Paul MN | $12,955 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-16 |
| CJW Medical Center (Chippenham + Johnston-Willis) | Richmond VA | $13,176 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | Richmond VA | $13,176 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Tampa FL | $13,355 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-01-01 |
| UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) | Research Triangle NC | $13,382 | 2.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| UNC Rex Hospital | Research Triangle NC | $13,852 | 2.1× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston MA | $14,332 | 1.9× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Dallas-Fort Worth TX | $15,761 | 2.5× | 2 | 2026-04-21 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago IL | $16,307 | 2.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center | Portland OR | $17,690 | 2.5× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center | Portland OR | $17,690 | 2.5× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center | Portland OR | $17,690 | 2.5× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center | Portland OR | $17,690 | 2.5× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $17,984 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles CA | $18,056 | 2.2× | 3 | 2025-11-26 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center | California (statewide) | $18,572 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Stanford Health Care | San Francisco Bay Area CA | $19,559 | 2.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Keck Hospital Of Usc | Los Angeles CA | $20,816 | 2.5× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| St Clare Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $21,134 | 2.8× | 7 | 2026-02-28 |
| St Anthony Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $21,507 | 2.9× | 7 | 2026-02-28 |
| Swedish Medical Center | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $23,212 | 3.1× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | Portland OR | $25,366 | 3.6× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Portland Medical Center | Portland OR | $25,366 | 3.6× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $25,551 | 3.4× | 7 | 2026-08-27 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | Seattle-Tacoma WA | $25,551 | 3.4× | 7 | 2026-08-27 |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital | Columbus OH | $26,396 | 4.3× | 2 | 2026-03-31 |
| NYU Langone Hospitals (Orthopedic Hospital + Tisch files) | New York City | $34,447 | 4.3× | 7 | 2026-01-01 |
Questions
How much do commercial insurers pay hospitals for spinal cord stimulator trial?
Across 105 hospitals in 37 metro areas that post a usable dollar rate, the median commercial rate for CPT 63650, hospital outpatient is $9,444, 1.4× the same hospital's local Medicare base rate. The middle half of hospitals runs $7,547 to $12,955. Figures are each hospital's median across insurers, from its federal price-transparency file.
What does Medicare pay for spinal cord stimulator trial?
Medicare's national hospital outpatient rate for CPT 63650 is $6,511 and its surgery-center rate is $5,031, before local wage adjustment.
Which hospitals post the lowest and highest commercial rates for spinal cord stimulator trial?
Lowest medians: Doctors Hospital ($4,138), Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside ($4,387), Menorah Medical Center ($4,907). Highest: NYU Langone Hospitals (Orthopedic Hospital + Tisch files) ($34,447), Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital ($26,396), Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital ($25,551). Coverage is limited to the markets listed on this page.