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Removal of Brain Surface Electrodes

Pennsylvania 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 July 2026.

How much does Removal of Brain Surface Electrodes cost?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 9 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$1,023$933 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$1,585 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,660
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $5,370professional $1,023

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,949.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,090.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $1,047 · 46th of 51
CA $7,943KY $955

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.