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Guided Needle Biopsy of a Brain Lesion

Alaska rates for HCPCS 61751

Takes a tissue sample from, or drains, a lesion deep inside the brain through a small opening in the skull, with the needle steered to the target using CT or MRI pictures. Scan guidance lets a small or deep target be reached accurately without opening the skull widely. The sample is sent for examination to establish a diagnosis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Guided Needle Biopsy of a Brain Lesion cost?

$2,455

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $6,310.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $9,772
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,455

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
$3,981.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,912.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,912.51

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Maine than in Mississippi. 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.

Alaska· 39th of 50

$2,455

ME $26,915MS $1,259

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.