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Precision Lesion In A Deep Brain Structure

New York 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?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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$1,549$1,288 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$3,090 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $4,266
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,026professional $1,549

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$16,595.87
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,079.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,011.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,309.57
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,128.61
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where New York 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 York· 10th of 51

$2,512

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.