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Precision Lesion In A Deep Brain Structure

Vermont 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?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $1,549.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 49th of 51

$1,288

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.