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Removal Of The Temporal Lobe To Control Seizures

Montana rates for HCPCS 61537

Opens the skull and removes part or all of the temporal lobe, the region of brain lying above and behind the ear, to stop seizures that begin there and have not been controlled by medication. Testing beforehand identifies the temporal lobe as the source of the seizures. Many people become free of seizures afterwards or have far fewer of them.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Temporal Lobe To Control Seizures cost?

$7,872

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,872 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,890 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,890$2,570 to $3,890
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$3,548 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,365Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $79 to $4,266
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,981professional $3,890

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
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,570.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,265.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 12.4 times more in Maine than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Montana· 18th of 51

$7,872

$3,890 physician + $3,981 facility

ME $35,748WA $2,885

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.