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Brain Biopsy Through A Small Skull Opening

Iowa rates for HCPCS 61140

Drills a small opening through the skull so a sample of brain tissue or of an abnormal area inside the head can be taken and examined under a microscope. It is a targeted sampling procedure rather than an operation to remove the abnormality.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brain Biopsy Through A Small Skull Opening cost?

$3,548

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,188 to $6,457.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $5,012
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $2,754

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 26th of 50

$3,548

ME $12,303ND $1,202

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.