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Brain Biopsy Through A Small Skull Opening

New York 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $7,943.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $12,023
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,898

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,762.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,011.87
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$87,096.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where New York 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.

New York· 16th of 50

$4,898

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.