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Open Repair Of An Artery Bulge At Brain Base

Maine rates for HCPCS 61698

Open surgery inside the skull to treat an aneurysm — a weakened, ballooning spot in an artery wall — on the vessels that supply the back of the brain and the brainstem. The surgeon opens the skull, works between the brain structures to reach the bulge, and closes it off so blood no longer flows into it. It is done to prevent a bleed, or after one has already happened.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of An Artery Bulge At Brain Base cost?

$6,457

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,370 to $7,943.

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 $26,915 · 10th to 90th $25,704 to $36,308Professionalmedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $9,333
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $26,915professional $6,457

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
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,456.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$36,307.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$10,471.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska 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.

Maine· 17th of 51

$6,457

AK $15,136OK $4,074

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.