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Opening The Skull To Remove A Clot Inside The Brain

Minnesota 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?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,129 to $12,589.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $14,791
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244

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
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 14th of 50

$7,244

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.