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Cutting The Bridge Between The Brain Halves

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 61541

Opens the skull and divides the thick band of nerve fibers connecting the left and right halves of the brain. Cutting that bridge stops seizure activity from spreading from one side to the other, which can dramatically reduce sudden drop attacks and severe generalized seizures. It is used for epilepsy that has not responded to medication and where the seizures do not come from a single removable spot.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cutting The Bridge Between The Brain Halves cost?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,020 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,020$2,042 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$562 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $35 to $1,413Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $6,607
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $661professional $3,020

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 12.0 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.

West Virginia· 24th of 51

$2,818

AK $8,913TX $741

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.