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Skull Decompression With Removal Of Brain Tissue

Florida rates for HCPCS 61323

Removes a section of skull and takes out part of a lobe of the brain to bring down dangerously high pressure inside the head, opening or patching the brain's covering as needed. Taking away a portion of already damaged tissue gives the swollen brain room to expand and protects the rest from being crushed. Any blood clot lying inside the brain tissue is left in place and is not dealt with in this operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Skull Decompression With Removal Of Brain Tissue cost?

$8,318

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,020 to $12,882.

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 $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $25,119
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $8,318

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
$776.25
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,022.64
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$10,000.00
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where Florida 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.

Florida $8,318 · 10th 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.