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Precision Lesion In A Deep Brain Structure

Pennsylvania 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 negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,288 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$1,288$1,148 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$2,455 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $1,288

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
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,344.23
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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$25,703.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 48th 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.