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Precision Lesion In A Deep Brain Structure

South Dakota 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 7 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$2,239$1,288 to $2,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,622 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $4,467Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $2,239

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
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$13,182.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,311.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 16th of 51

$2,239

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.