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Precision Lesion In A Deep Brain Structure

Utah 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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$1,778$1,549 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,162 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $4,169
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $1,778

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,398.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$3,890.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$19,054.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,548.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 24th of 51

$1,862

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.