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Precision Placement Of Brain Radiation Catheters

Montana rates for HCPCS 61770

Image-guided placement of one or more catheters or probes into a target inside the brain through a small opening in the skull, so a radiation source can be positioned exactly where it is needed. Precise measurements and imaging map the path before anything is inserted.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Precision Placement Of Brain Radiation Catheters cost?

$2,570

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,570 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,570$1,698 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$2,692 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $3,467Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $79 to $2,884
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $2,570

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,090.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,884.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Montana· 18th of 51

$2,570

AK $6,607TX $1,000

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.