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Catheter Treatment Of An Abnormal Brain Vessel

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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$2,818$2,188 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,089 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $8,128Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $5,754
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311professional $2,818

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,786.30
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$13,182.57
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where North Carolina sits

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

North Carolina $2,818 · 29th of 51
CA $8,128VT $1,995

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.