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Precision Lesion In A Deep Brain Structure

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 61720

A procedure that uses image guidance and precise measurements to pass a probe through a small opening in the skull into a deep structure of the brain that helps control movement, then creates a small, carefully placed lesion there. It is used to reduce tremor and other disabling movement symptoms.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Precision Lesion In A Deep Brain Structure cost?

$1,318

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $2,138.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,692
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,074professional $1,318

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
$1,318.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,388.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$45,708.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 45th of 51

$1,318

CA $7,244KY $1,202

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.