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Targeted Destruction Of A Deep Brain Structure

Maryland rates for HCPCS 61735

Uses a head frame and image guidance to aim a probe with millimeter accuracy at a small structure deep inside the brain, then destroys a tiny volume of tissue there, working through a narrow channel from a small opening in the skull. Interrupting a faulty circuit at that precise spot can ease severe symptoms that medicines have failed to control. The target lies below the surface of the brain and away from the thalamus and the globus pallidus, which are treated as a different operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Targeted Destruction Of A Deep Brain Structure cost?

$1,660

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $2,089.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $661 to $661Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $661professional $1,660

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,317.64
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,388.44
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 5.1 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.

Maryland· 43rd of 51

$1,660

CA $7,762KY $1,514

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.