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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 October 2026.

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

$7,577

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,577 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,266 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,266$3,388 to $6,026
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,820 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $9,772Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $7,586
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $4,266

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
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 12th of 51

$7,577

$4,266 physician + $3,311 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.