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Opening The Skull To Reach A Structure Inside

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 61440

An operation in which a section of the skull is opened so the surgeon can reach and work on a structure deep inside the head, with the piece of bone put back at the end. It is done under general anesthesia and is followed by a stay in hospital for monitoring.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Opening The Skull To Reach A Structure Inside cost?

$4,677

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,012 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,012$3,802 to $6,457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,236 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,413Professionalmedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $8,511
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $5,012

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,943.28
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,079.46
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 309.0 times more in New York than in South Carolina. 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.

Minnesota· 12th of 34

$4,677

NY $9,333SC $30.20

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.