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Removal of a Seizure-Producing Area of Brain

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 61534

Brain surgery in which a section of the skull is lifted so the surgeon can remove the specific area of brain tissue where seizures start. Only that focus is taken out, rather than a whole lobe, which preserves more of the surrounding brain. The section of skull is replaced at the end of the operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Seizure-Producing Area of Brain cost?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,074 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,074$3,388 to $5,495
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$1,148 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $19,055Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $6,607
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,514professional $4,074

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$4,074

AK $6,761TX $871

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.