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Removal Of Inner Temporal Lobe For Seizures

Delaware rates for HCPCS 61566

Opens the skull and removes two small deep structures in the temporal lobe that are a common source of seizures, leaving the surrounding brain in place. Targeting only the seizure-generating tissue aims to stop the seizures while sparing nearby areas that handle language and memory. It is done for epilepsy that has not responded to medication, under general anesthesia with a hospital stay.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Inner Temporal Lobe For Seizures cost?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,291$2,042 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$389 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,266Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,981
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $2,291

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
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 14.5 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.

Delaware· 46th of 51

$2,138

AK $9,120TX $631

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.