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Laser Destruction Of Brain Tissue

Indiana rates for HCPCS 61737

Destroys abnormal tissue inside the brain by passing a thin laser fiber through a small opening in the skull and heating the target from within. Scanning during the treatment shows the surgeon in real time how far the heat is spreading. This version covers treatment that has to reach more than one target or approach a difficult target along more than one path.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laser Destruction Of Brain Tissue cost?

$17,982

Typical total for the visit. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17,982 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $16,982 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,000$692 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$16,982$10,965 to $22,909

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,982 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $27,542Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,413
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $16,982professional $1,000

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$27,542.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 16.8 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIndiana $17,982 · 3rd of 50
ME $26,245MD $1,565

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.