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Clipping Of A Difficult Brain Aneurysm At The Front

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 61697

Opens the skull to reach a balloon-like bulge on an artery of the brain's front circulation, the part fed by the carotid arteries, and closes the bulge off with a small metal clip so blood no longer enters it. Securing it prevents a first or a further bleed around the brain. This applies to aneurysms that are unusually demanding to treat, such as very large ones, those with hardened walls, or those needing blood flow to be paused while they are secured.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Clipping Of A Difficult Brain Aneurysm At The Front cost?

$12,023

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,762 to $23,442.

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 $12,023 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $29,512
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $12,023

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$34,673.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$29,512.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 50

$12,023

ME $26,915WY $1,288

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.