Government-guided Pricing

Ten provincial-level regions have issued 12 brain-computer interface (BCI) policy documents as of August 2026, with hard numeric targets almost exclusively set for 2030, which makes the next four years critical for clearing regulatory and payment hurdles. The payment gate is the tightest constraint, as only Zhejiang and Beijing have moved BCI items into basic medical insurance reimbursement, each with conditions attached. This means most provinces still have to solve reimbursement before the 2030 targets can be met.

Tongji Hospital in Wuhan implanted a 64-channel high-throughput flexible electrode array made by Wuhan Neuracom into a 31-year-old man paralysed by a spinal cord injury on 26 November 2025. The procedure was charged under the country's first BCI medical service price schedule, issued by Hubei's healthcare security bureau in March 2025, which sets implantation at 6,552 yuan. China's National Healthcare Security Administration calls it the first BCI operation in the country carried out under a state-set price. This patient's costs were covered by research funding.