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Repair Of Brain Vessel Tangle, Lower Brain

Maryland rates for HCPCS 61684

Open surgery to remove an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins in the lower and rear part of the brain, in a case that is relatively contained and straightforward to reach. These tangles let blood rush directly from arteries into veins, bypassing the normal small vessels, and they carry a risk of bleeding. It is neurosurgery under general anesthesia with a hospital stay and monitoring afterward.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of Brain Vessel Tangle, Lower Brain cost?

$3,020

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,884 to $6,310.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $661Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,943
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $3,020

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,912.51
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in California than in Oklahoma. 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$3,020

CA $9,772OK $2,570

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.