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Guided Needle Biopsy of a Brain Lesion

Oregon 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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $2,818.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,802Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,548
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,630professional $2,818

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
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,943.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$31,622.78

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 35th of 50

$2,630

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.