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Laser Destruction Of Brain Tissue

South Dakota 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?

$4,000

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,000 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,862 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,138$1,096 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,862$1,514 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,802
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,862professional $2,138

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
$1,047.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$10,232.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,630.27
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,019.95
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where South Dakota 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 feeSouth Dakota $4,000 · 39th 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.