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Blocking Off An Abnormal Brain Vessel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 61708

Surgery on the blood vessels of the brain that treats a ballooned artery or an abnormal vessel connection by stopping blood from flowing into it, so it can no longer bleed. It is major surgery, carried out under general anesthetic and followed by close monitoring in hospital.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blocking Off An Abnormal Brain Vessel cost?

$8,710

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8,710 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8,710$5,754 to $11,749
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$3,236 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $16,218Professionalmedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $16,218
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,467professional $8,710

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
$7,244.36
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$16,218.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$15,135.61
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$16,218.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in California than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $8,710 · 2nd of 51
CA $9,120OK $2,239

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.