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Focused Radiation For A Complex Brain Lesion

Minnesota 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?

$6,487

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,487 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,020 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,020$2,291 to $4,169
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$2,239 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $12,882Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $3,020

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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$29,512.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,888.44
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,248.07
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 15th of 51

$6,487

$3,020 physician + $3,467 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.