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Reaching The Eye Socket Through The Skull

Washington rates for HCPCS 61333

Opens part of the skull above the eye so the surgeon can reach the space behind the eyeball from above and work on what is found there. This route is chosen when the area of concern sits too far back to be reached safely from the front through the eyelid or the side of the socket. It is neurosurgery under general anesthesia carried out with an eye surgeon, and requires a hospital stay.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reaching The Eye Socket Through The Skull cost?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,631$2,455 to $4,677
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,162 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $11,220Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $5,623
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $3,631

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
$4,786.30
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,623.41
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,128.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$851.14
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,073.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,818.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,754.40
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wyoming than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington $3,715 · 12th of 51
WY $7,943KY $1,905

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.