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Brainstem Nerve Tract Sectioning Surgery

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 61480

This is a neurosurgical operation that opens the skull to reach the brainstem, where the surgeon carefully cuts specific nerve tracts to interrupt problematic nerve signals. It is a highly specialized procedure typically used to treat severe, otherwise unmanageable symptoms such as intractable pain. This is a major operation performed by a neurosurgeon, usually requiring a hospital stay for recovery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th–90th $2,239$11,2200%10%20%10th90th$3,631$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$11,220.18