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Clipping Of A Brain Aneurysm At The Front Circulation

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 61700

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 it off with a small metal clip so blood no longer enters it. Securing the aneurysm prevents a first or a further bleed around the brain. This applies to aneurysms of straightforward size and shape.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$6,761

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,761 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,890 to $11,749.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $3,802 to $22,909
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761

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
$3,890.45
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 17th of 50

$6,761

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.