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Focused Radiation For A Complex Brain Lesion

Connecticut 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?

$9,455

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,455 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,042 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,413 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,042$1,622 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,413$3,548 to $15,849

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $54,954Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,236
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,413professional $2,042

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
$1,230.27
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$63,095.73
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,570.88
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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 4th of 51

$9,455

$2,042 physician + $7,413 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.