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Temporary Balloon Blockage of a Head or Neck Artery

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 61623

A catheter is threaded through the blood vessels up to a chosen artery in the head or neck, where a small balloon is inflated to halt flow through it for a short time. While flow is stopped, the person's speech, strength, and awareness are watched closely to see whether the brain tolerates losing that vessel. X-ray imaging guides the catheter throughout and records what happens.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th–90th $1,047$20,4170%5%10%10th90th$7,413Professionalmedian $871 · 10th–90th $490$2,2390%10%10th90th$871$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$26,915.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$26,302.68