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Focused Radiation For A Complex Brain Lesion

Colorado rates for HCPCS 61798

A precise, focused radiation treatment delivered to a single, complex brain lesion using a specialized machine that targets the abnormal tissue from multiple angles, without a surgical incision. It is used when the size, shape, or location of the lesion makes treatment more involved than a simple, single-target case.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Focused Radiation For A Complex Brain Lesion cost?

$7,619

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,619 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,622 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$4,365 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,020
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $1,995

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,754.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 9th of 51

$7,619

$1,995 physician + $5,623 facility

AK $13,752KY $2,420

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.