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Opening The Skull To Remove A Clot Inside The Brain

Washington 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $5,012.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $11,220
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,365

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
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$18,620.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,011.87
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $4,365 · 25th of 50
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.