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Skull Decompression To Relieve Brain Pressure

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 61340

Removes a small window of bone from the side of the skull, beneath the temple, to give the brain room and relieve raised pressure inside the head. Taking the pressure down protects the brain and the optic nerves from damage caused by sustained squeezing. It is performed under general anesthesia and requires a hospital stay.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Skull Decompression To Relieve Brain Pressure cost?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,548$2,951 to $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$1,148 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $19,055Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $5,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,445professional $3,548

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$3,548

AK $5,888TX $759

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.