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Catheter Treatment Of An Abnormal Brain Vessel

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 61710

Treatment of an abnormal blood vessel in or near the brain — a bulge in an artery, a tangle of abnormal vessels, or an abnormal connection between an artery and a vein — by threading a catheter into the artery and injecting material or positioning a balloon to shut off the abnormal flow. The skull is not opened.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Catheter Treatment Of An Abnormal Brain Vessel cost?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $4,786 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,162$2,818 to $3,890
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,786$1,202 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $676 to $25,704Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $5,129
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $3,162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$28,183.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,244.36
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 8.1 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.

Connecticut· 15th of 51

$3,311

AK $8,913TX $1,096

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.