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Opening The Skull To Interrupt A Brain Pathway

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 61490

An operation in which a section of the skull is opened so the surgeon can reach deep inside the brain and deliberately interrupt a nerve pathway there. It is done under general anesthesia, and the piece of bone is put back in place at the end.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Skull To Interrupt A Brain Pathway cost?

$5,012

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,467 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,467$3,802 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$4,571 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $4,467 to $12,589Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $6,918
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,888professional $4,467

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 302.0 times more in New York than in Illinois. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Minnesota $5,012 · 7th of 33
NY $60,256IL $200

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.