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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 July 2026.

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

$5,248

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,786 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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 3 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$4,786$3,981 to $6,166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$4,898 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $13,490Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $7,244
$5K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $4,786

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,128.31
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$13,489.63
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 302.0 times more in New York than in Illinois. 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· 7th of 33

$5,248

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.