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Repair Of Brain Vessel Tangle, Lower Brain

Montana 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 October 2026.

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

$9,248

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,248 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,571 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,571$2,951 to $4,571
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$4,074 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $5,012Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $79 to $5,012
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,677professional $4,571

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,370.32
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,011.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 13.1 times more in Maine than in Texas. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Montana· 14th of 51

$9,248

$4,571 physician + $4,677 facility

ME $36,340TX $2,769

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.