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Focused Radiation For A Complex Brain Lesion

North Carolina 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?

$4,970

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,970 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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$1,950$1,349 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,445 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $646 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $955 to $3,311
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,020professional $1,950

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
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
6 more rates 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
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$776.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$537.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$537.03

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$4,970

$1,950 physician + $3,020 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.