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Repair Of Brain Vessel Tangle, Lower Brain

South Dakota 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?

$9,377

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,377 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,012 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$5,012$2,884 to $6,026
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$3,162 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $6,457Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $7,586
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$19,952.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 8.4 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

South Dakota· 24th of 50

$9,377

$5,012 physician + $4,365 facility

ME $30,896MD $3,681

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.