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Opening The Skull To Remove A Clot Inside The Brain

Connecticut 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 October 2026.

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

$7,877

Typical total for the visit. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,877 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,090 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,090$2,692 to $3,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$1,202 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $676 to $25,704Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $4,786
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $3,090

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
$4,365.16
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$28,183.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,011.87
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Maine than in Washington. 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

Connecticut· 10th of 51

$7,877

$3,090 physician + $4,786 facility

ME $35,114WA $2,549

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.