Stent Placed In An Artery Inside The Brain

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 61635

Threads a catheter up to a narrowed artery inside the skull and leaves a small metal mesh tube in place to hold the vessel open, stretching the narrowing with a balloon first if needed. Keeping the artery open restores blood flow to the brain and reduces the risk of a stroke. The whole procedure is done from inside the blood vessels, without opening the skull.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stent Placed In An Artery Inside The Brain cost?

$8,846

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,846 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,607 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

25% physician fee75% facility fee

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 51 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$2,239	$1,585 to $3,236
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$6,607	$2,818 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $20,893Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $5,012

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,258.93 Median $4,365.16 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,258.93	$4,365.16	$12,022.64
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,265.80 Median $11,748.98 Typical High $26,302.68	Facility	Global	$4,265.80	$11,748.98	$26,302.68
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,412.54 Median $3,890.45 Typical High $11,220.18	Facility	Global	$1,412.54	$3,890.45	$11,220.18
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $870.96 Median $3,162.28 Typical High $10,000.00	Facility	Global	$870.96	$3,162.28	$10,000.00

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 8.0 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $18,258MD $2,283

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.