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Blocking Off An Abnormal Brain Vessel

Washington, DC 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 October 2026.

How much does Blocking Off An Abnormal Brain Vessel cost?

$2,630

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $3,236.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $6,457
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,918.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 17.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$2,630

AK $10,471TX $603

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.