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Focused Radiation For A Complex Brain Lesion

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

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

$9,502

Typical total for the visit. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,502 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 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$2,089$1,514 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,413$2,188 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $16,982Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,413professional $2,089

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$19,952.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 7.0 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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

Louisiana· 10th of 49

$9,502

$2,089 physician + $7,413 facility

CA $18,496WV $2,637

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.