Eye Socket Exploration Through The Skull

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 61334

Surgery that reaches the eye socket from above by opening part of the skull, in order to explore it and remove an object that does not belong there. The approach from above gives access to the back of the socket that cannot be reached from the front.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Eye Socket Exploration Through The Skull cost?

$8,128

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,128 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 from a physician practice, and about $9,550 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 25 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$3,388	$2,692 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$9,550	$6,457 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $16,982Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $8,128

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $6,165.95 Median $10,471.29 Typical High $17,782.79	Facility	Global	$6,165.95	$10,471.29	$17,782.79
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,235.94 Median $4,265.80 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$3,235.94	$4,265.80	$12,022.64
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2,238.72 Median $3,388.44 Typical High $5,248.07	Professional	Global	$2,238.72	$3,388.44	$5,248.07

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 302.0 times more in New York than in Illinois. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

NY $60,256IL $200

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.