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Catheter Treatment Of An Abnormal Brain Vessel

Minnesota 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,677 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,677$3,631 to $6,457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,950 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $9,772Professionalmedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $8,318
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $4,677

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
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,120.11
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$4,365

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.