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Precision Lesion In A Deep Brain Structure

New Mexico 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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 5 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$1,778$1,047 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,660 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $6,607
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $1,778

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,344.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$38,018.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 27th of 51

$1,778

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.