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Complex Repair Of Brain Vessel Tangle, Lower Brain

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 61686

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 large or has a complicated pattern of feeding and draining vessels. These tangles let blood rush straight from arteries into veins without passing through normal small vessels, and they can bleed. It is demanding neurosurgery under general anesthesia with intensive care afterward.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$14,791

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,791 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9,120 to $17,783.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,236Professionalmedian $14,791 · 10th to 90th $9,120 to $17,783
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,288professional $14,791

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$15,488.17

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wyoming than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Wyoming $14,791 · 1st of 51
WY $14,791OK $3,981

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.