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Removal Of The Temporal Lobe To Control Seizures

South Dakota 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 July 2026.

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

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,388 to $4,898.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $5,623Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $5,129
$2K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $4,266

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,495.41
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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 Dakota· 28th of 50

$4,266

ME $26,915WY $1,288

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.