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Focused Radiation For A Complex Brain Lesion

South 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?

$4,946

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,946 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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$1,230$324 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$1,514 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $794 to $23,988Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $195 to $2,188
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $1,230

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
$1,621.81
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$72,443.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
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
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84

Where South 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

South Carolina· 29th of 51

$4,946

$1,230 physician + $3,715 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.