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Guided Needle Biopsy of a Brain Lesion

West Virginia 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?

$1,318

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $1,413.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,042
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,318

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 47th of 50

$1,318

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.