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Removal Of Inner Temporal Lobe For Seizures

Utah 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?

$1,514

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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$1,479$251 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,951 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $575 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $178 to $2,754
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $1,479

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
$3,162.28
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
6 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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$1,514

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.