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

Catheter removal of a clot from a brain or neck artery

CPT 61645the billing code this page is about

A catheter is threaded into an artery or vein of the head or neck to mechanically pull out a clot and/or infuse clot-dissolving medication, including the imaging used to guide it.

Hospitals typically charge $7,012 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,128 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $7,539. Most fall between $2,402 and $17,321 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,128
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 1,128 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
$1,544$3,320$7,012$13,597$26,261

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 17× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,544 vs $26,261).

How the prices are spread

$1,027 – $1,471: 54 hospitals$1,027$1,471 – $2,109: 81 hospitals$2,109 – $3,024: 74 hospitals$2,109$3,024 – $4,334: 115 hospitals$4,334 – $6,213: 147 hospitals$4,334$6,213 – $8,906: 140 hospitals$8,906 – $12,767: 165 hospitals$8,906$12,767 – $18,301: 85 hospitals$18,301 – $26,234: 98 hospitals$18,301$26,234 – $37,605: 58 hospitals$26,234median $7,012price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,017 of 1,128 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$1,027$1,47154
$1,471$2,10981
$2,109$3,02474
$3,024$4,334115
$4,334$6,213147
$6,213$8,906140
$8,906$12,767165
$12,767$18,30185
$18,301$26,23498
$26,234$37,60558

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $7,012.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $4,375 across 29 hospitalsWA$4,375Idaho: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $4,413 across 22 hospitalsMN$4,413Illinois: median $7,365 across 37 hospitalsIL$7,365Wisconsin: median $8,245 across 43 hospitalsWI$8,245Michigan: median $4,658 across 50 hospitalsMI$4,658New York: median $3,035 across 23 hospitalsNY$3,035Massachusetts: median $8,890 across 17 hospitalsMA$8,890Oregon: median $7,181 across 19 hospitalsOR$7,181Nevada: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $2,041 across 16 hospitalsIA$2,041Indiana: median $9,597 across 31 hospitalsIN$9,597Ohio: median $8,759 across 72 hospitalsOH$8,759Pennsylvania: median $9,112 across 45 hospitalsPA$9,112New Jersey: median $4,627 across 22 hospitalsNJ$4,627Connecticut: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $6,585 across 111 hospitalsCA$6,585Utah: median $18,662 across 26 hospitalsUT$18,662Colorado: median $8,039 across 30 hospitalsCO$8,039Nebraska: median $2,909 across 12 hospitalsNE$2,909Missouri: median $5,368 across 22 hospitalsMO$5,368Kentucky: median $9,576 across 15 hospitalsKY$9,576West Virginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: median $5,111 across 28 hospitalsVA$5,111Maryland: 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 $3,892 across 18 hospitalsAZ$3,892New Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: median $3,052 across 25 hospitalsTN$3,052North Carolina: median $9,120 across 29 hospitalsNC$9,120South Carolina: median $5,579 across 30 hospitalsSC$5,579Oklahoma: median $1,763 across 20 hospitalsOK$1,763Louisiana: median $3,000 across 19 hospitalsLA$3,000Mississippi: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: median $9,902 across 44 hospitalsGA$9,902Hawaii: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $6,937 across 108 hospitalsTX$6,937Florida: median $9,387 across 69 hospitalsFL$9,387
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $7,012. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Utah UT26$18,662+166%$18,662 – $21,956
Georgia GA44$9,902+41%$508 – $31,266
Indiana IN31$9,597+37%$4,842 – $15,065
Kentucky KY15$9,576+37%$2,355 – $45,838
Florida FL69$9,387+34%$4,222 – $11,947
North Carolina NC29$9,120+30%$5,179 – $9,135
Pennsylvania PA45$9,112+30%$641 – $46,740
Massachusetts MA17$8,890+27%$7,841 – $10,820
Ohio OH72$8,759+25%$4,326 – $12,827
Wisconsin WI43$8,245+18%$3,709 – $9,600
Colorado CO30$8,039+15%$1,561 – $17,321
Illinois IL37$7,365+5%$2,216 – $19,844
Oregon OR19$7,181+2%$1,544 – $19,925
Texas TX108$6,937−1%$2,805 – $16,772
California CA111$6,585−6%$4,687 – $19,258
South Carolina SC30$5,579−20%$2,277 – $14,424
Missouri MO22$5,368−23%$1,370 – $7,417
Virginia VA28$5,111−27%$2,382 – $32,794
Michigan MI50$4,658−34%$1,027 – $9,706
New Jersey NJ22$4,627−34%$3,602 – $6,311
Minnesota MN22$4,413−37%$4,164 – $19,857
Washington WA29$4,375−38%$3,410 – $10,428
Arizona AZ18$3,892−44%$2,553 – $14,712
Tennessee TN25$3,052−56%$1,413 – $3,795
New York NY23$3,035−57%$1,771 – $6,300
Louisiana LA19$3,000−57%$1,773 – $4,674
Nebraska NE12$2,909−59%$965 – $6,073
Iowa IA16$2,041−71%$2,041 – $2,515
Oklahoma OK20$1,763−75%$1,628 – $15,360
Connecticut CT9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT1not 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 $7,012.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,012$6,927$2,382 – $16,590
Children’s31$9,473$4,261 – $23,649
Critical access78$8,245$2,805 – $18,662
Ownership
For-profit104$8,580$3,458 – $26,803
Government111$7,168$1,834 – $11,994
Non-profit906$6,863$2,382 – $16,772
System affiliation
Part of a system1,043$7,417$2,553 – $17,321
Independent85$5,029$1,562 – $12,346

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$12,383
Median cash price$7,012
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

953 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $6,927 and the average of the middle 60% is $7,474; most fall between $2,402 and $16,772.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 953 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
$1,619$3,407$6,927$13,662$24,678

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 15× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,619 vs $24,678).

Of the 1,028 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 953 gave a usable cash price; 31 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 44 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,128 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (29%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,247 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,128
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here46
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded73
Hospitals that filed this code1,247

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • 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 Perq Art Trluml M-Thrombec &/Nfs Intracranial.

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 removal of a clot from a brain or neck artery (CPT 61645) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-61645-catheter-removal-of-a-clot-from-a-brain-or-neck-artery