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Stent Placed In An Artery Inside The Brain

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

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

$1,514

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $2,138.

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 $1,514 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $1,514

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,981.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 41st of 51

$1,514

AK $6,026KY $1,175

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.