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Focused Radiation For A Complex Brain Lesion

New York 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?

$5,566

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,566 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,585$1,349 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$1,778 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $70,795Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $3,981professional $1,585

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
$1,737.80
Median
$81,283.05
Typical High
$123,026.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$79,432.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,918.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,248.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,090.30
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$47,863.01
Typical High
$97,723.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,365.16
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
9 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
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$229.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$346.74
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where New York 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

New York· 23rd of 51

$5,566

$1,585 physician + $3,981 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.