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Opening The Skull To Remove A Clot Inside The Brain

Idaho 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?

$5,246

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,246 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,548 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,548$2,630 to $4,074
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$676 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,586Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $4,571
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $3,548

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
21 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
$1,202.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 25th of 51

$5,246

$3,548 physician + $1,698 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.