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Guided Needle Biopsy of a Brain Lesion

Colorado 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?

$16,218

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,218 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,495 to $22,387.

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 $16,218 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $36,308Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $10,965
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $16,218professional $1,950

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$38,904.51
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,570.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 4th of 50

$16,218

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.