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Opening The Skull To Remove A Clot Inside The Brain

California rates for HCPCS 61313

Opens the skull over the upper part of the brain to remove a blood clot that has formed within the brain tissue itself. Taking the clot out relieves pressure and limits damage to the brain around it. It is done urgently after a bleed into the brain, whether caused by high blood pressure, an injury, or an abnormal blood vessel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening The Skull To Remove A Clot Inside The Brain cost?

$11,749

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,749 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,128 to $16,596.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $4,266 to $22,387Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,365
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $12,023professional $2,291

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,387.21
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,466.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$12,022.64
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where California sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

California· 6th of 50

$11,749

ME $26,915WY $1,288

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.