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Removal of Brain Surface Electrodes

Montana rates for HCPCS 61535

A second operation to take out recording electrodes that were placed earlier on the surface of the brain. The section of skull is lifted again, the electrode sheets are removed, and the opening is closed; no brain tissue is taken out. It follows a period of recording used to pinpoint where seizures begin.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Brain Surface Electrodes cost?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,047 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,445 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $1,905Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,862
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,738professional $1,585

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,995.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 18.6 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$1,622

AK $4,169TX $224

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.