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Precision Lesion In A Deep Brain Structure

Ohio 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?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 8 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$1,445$1,148 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,884 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $4,467
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $1,445

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
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 29th of 51

$1,738

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.