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Decompression Surgery At The Skull Base

Vermont rates for HCPCS 61345

Removes bone at the lower back of the skull to relieve pressure on the cerebellum and brainstem, the parts of the brain that sit in that compartment. Taking bone away gives crowded or swollen brain tissue room to expand instead of being squeezed against hard bone. It is done through an incision at the back of the head.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Decompression Surgery At The Skull Base cost?

$2,570

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $3,311.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $4,365
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $2,570

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,897.79

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.1 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.

Vermont· 27th of 51

$2,570

AK $8,318TX $1,175

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.