go back

Catheter Treatment Of An Abnormal Brain Vessel

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 9 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$2,089$1,950 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$2,188 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,511Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $3,467
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $5,370professional $2,089

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
$1,412.54
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,801.89
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,548.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,677.35
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,187.76
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,089.30
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $2,188 · 46th 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.