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Brain Surgery To Interrupt A Pain Pathway

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 61470

An operation in which an opening is made in the skull so the surgeon can reach the brainstem and deliberately interrupt a pathway that carries pain signals. It is reserved for severe pain that has not settled with medicines or less invasive treatments.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Brain Surgery To Interrupt A Pain Pathway cost?

$8,511

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8,511 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 from a hospital or other facility.

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 25 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8,511$5,754 to $8,511
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,138 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $427 to $8,511Professionalmedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $8,511
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $8,511

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,182.57
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,981.07
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$4,466.84
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,760.83
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$15,488.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,677.35
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60,255.96
Median
$60,255.96
Typical High
$87,096.36
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,630.27
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,630.78
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,981.07
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 295.1 times more in New York than in South Carolina. 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.

Touch or drag across the chart to see any state's rate.

NY $8,913SC $30.20

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.