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Temporary Balloon Blockage of a Head or Neck Artery

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

How much does Temporary Balloon Blockage of a Head or Neck Artery cost?

$646

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $1,585.

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 $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $47,863Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $537 to $6,918
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,244professional $617

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
$588.84
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$48,977.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Oklahoma than in New York. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$646

OK $4,074NY $589

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.