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Removal of Brain Surface Electrodes

South Carolina 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$977$269 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$603 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,511Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $155 to $1,698
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $977

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,238.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
58 · Staged procedure
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 45th of 51

$977

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.