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Precision Lesion In A Deep Brain Structure

Rhode Island 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?

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $1,995.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,244professional $1,479

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 41st of 51

$1,479

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.