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Guided Needle Biopsy of a Brain Lesion

Utah 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?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $4,467.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $6,026Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $2,344

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 32nd of 50

$2,754

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.