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Procedure price report · Other OR procedures on vessels of head and neck

Catheter blocking of a blood vessel in the head or neck

CPT 61626the billing code this page is about

Through a catheter threaded into a blood vessel, material is placed to permanently block a vessel in the head or neck outside the brain and spinal cord, such as for a tumor or bleeding.

Hospitals typically charge $10,962 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,400 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $11,074. Most fall between $4,500 and $19,808 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,400
States
50
Filings dated
Feb 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,400 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$2,998$5,110$10,962$17,333$30,890

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 10× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,998 vs $30,890).

How the prices are spread

$1,863 – $2,501: 46 hospitals$1,863$2,501 – $3,357: 58 hospitals$3,357 – $4,506: 107 hospitals$3,357$4,506 – $6,049: 113 hospitals$6,049 – $8,120: 141 hospitals$6,049$8,120 – $10,900: 164 hospitals$10,900 – $14,631: 235 hospitals$10,900$14,631 – $19,640: 178 hospitals$19,640 – $26,364: 109 hospitals$19,640$26,364 – $35,390: 110 hospitals$26,364median $10,962price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,261 of 1,400 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$1,863$2,50146
$2,501$3,35758
$3,357$4,506107
$4,506$6,049113
$6,049$8,120141
$8,120$10,900164
$10,900$14,631235
$14,631$19,640178
$19,640$26,364109
$26,364$35,390110

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$11,794
Median cash price$10,962
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.93×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $10,962.

Alaska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $9,982 across 32 hospitalsWA$9,982Idaho: median $16,873 across 10 hospitalsID$16,873Montana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $8,878 across 26 hospitalsMN$8,878Illinois: median $7,582 across 58 hospitalsIL$7,582Wisconsin: median $4,991 across 48 hospitalsWI$4,991Michigan: median $11,482 across 58 hospitalsMI$11,482New York: median $14,410 across 47 hospitalsNY$14,410Massachusetts: median $17,148 across 21 hospitalsMA$17,148Oregon: median $15,152 across 27 hospitalsOR$15,152Nevada: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $6,499 across 19 hospitalsIA$6,499Indiana: median $9,181 across 42 hospitalsIN$9,181Ohio: median $16,789 across 82 hospitalsOH$16,789Pennsylvania: median $11,801 across 62 hospitalsPA$11,801New Jersey: median $12,563 across 50 hospitalsNJ$12,563Connecticut: median $10,549 across 12 hospitalsCT$10,549Rhode Island: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $16,990 across 122 hospitalsCA$16,990Utah: median $4,708 across 26 hospitalsUT$4,708Colorado: median $8,801 across 29 hospitalsCO$8,801Nebraska: median $7,496 across 14 hospitalsNE$7,496Missouri: median $9,678 across 32 hospitalsMO$9,678Kentucky: median $45,537 across 15 hospitalsKY$45,537West Virginia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: median $7,799 across 33 hospitalsVA$7,799Maryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $3,673 across 24 hospitalsAZ$3,673New Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: median $2,666 across 28 hospitalsTN$2,666North Carolina: median $3,863 across 34 hospitalsNC$3,863South Carolina: median $10,533 across 33 hospitalsSC$10,533Oklahoma: median $9,498 across 22 hospitalsOK$9,498Louisiana: median $5,383 across 21 hospitalsLA$5,383Mississippi: median $6,207 across 18 hospitalsMS$6,207Alabama: median $12,328 across 14 hospitalsAL$12,328Georgia: median $9,750 across 55 hospitalsGA$9,750Hawaii: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $11,498 across 121 hospitalsTX$11,498Florida: median $10,681 across 79 hospitalsFL$10,681
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $10,962. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Kentucky KY15$45,537+315%$10,328 – $46,870
Massachusetts MA21$17,148+56%$11,726 – $23,330
California CA122$16,990+55%$9,724 – $34,395
Idaho ID10$16,873+54%$11,722 – $19,614
Ohio OH82$16,789+53%$8,096 – $25,313
Oregon OR27$15,152+38%$1,872 – $22,662
New York NY47$14,410+31%$11,794 – $24,534
New Jersey NJ50$12,563+15%$4,627 – $15,132
Alabama AL14$12,328+12%$10,303 – $23,649
Pennsylvania PA62$11,801+8%$6,840 – $18,664
Texas TX121$11,498+5%$4,720 – $21,130
Michigan MI58$11,482+5%$2,346 – $15,874
Florida FL79$10,681−3%$4,824 – $23,717
Connecticut CT12$10,549−4%$5,995 – $24,493
South Carolina SC33$10,533−4%$7,825 – $16,625
Washington WA32$9,982−9%$4,845 – $17,423
Georgia GA55$9,750−11%$4,273 – $19,808
Missouri MO32$9,678−12%$5,288 – $17,831
Oklahoma OK22$9,498−13%$8,073 – $9,498
Indiana IN42$9,181−16%$6,150 – $12,516
Minnesota MN26$8,878−19%$3,941 – $12,278
Colorado CO29$8,801−20%$7,105 – $19,728
Virginia VA33$7,799−29%$5,286 – $17,481
Illinois IL58$7,582−31%$3,750 – $14,962
Nebraska NE14$7,496−32%$2,252 – $11,752
Iowa IA19$6,499−41%$2,194 – $9,438
Mississippi MS18$6,207−43%$3,072 – $8,136
Louisiana LA21$5,383−51%$3,198 – $14,076
Wisconsin WI48$4,991−54%$4,264 – $13,098
Utah UT26$4,708−57%$4,002 – $4,708
North Carolina NC34$3,863−65%$3,054 – $17,240
Arizona AZ24$3,673−66%$1,419 – $43,852
Tennessee TN28$2,666−76%$2,110 – $7,822
Arkansas AR9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $10,962.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,254$10,953$4,655 – $19,921
Children’s40$12,985$6,034 – $23,649
Critical access98$8,136$4,002 – $17,240
Ownership
For-profit144$12,428$4,453 – $32,380
Government165$9,750$3,420 – $16,420
Non-profit1,083$10,582$4,708 – $19,614
System affiliation
Part of a system1,250$10,681$4,627 – $19,614
Independent150$11,700$3,420 – $23,649

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$18,151
Median cash price$10,962
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

1,105 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $10,449 and the average of the middle 60% is $10,858; most fall between $4,394 and $19,614.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,105 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$2,998$4,991$10,449$17,153$30,492

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 10× what the cheapest tenth charges ($2,998 vs $30,492).

Of the 1,167 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,105 gave a usable cash price; 24 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 38 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,400 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (35%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,496 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,400
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here51
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded1
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded44
Hospitals that filed this code1,496

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR procedures on vessels of head and neck family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Tcat Perm Occls/Embolj Perq Non-Cns Head/Neck.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Catheter blocking of a blood vessel in the head or neck (CPT 61626) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-61626-catheter-blocking-of-a-blood-vessel-in-the-head-or-neck