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Brain Biopsy Through A Small Skull Opening

Nevada 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?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $6,026.

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 $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $21 to $2,089
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $1,413

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 21st of 50

$3,981

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.