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Opening The Skull To Reach A Structure Inside

Wisconsin 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?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 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 $5,248 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 6 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$3,548$3,162 to $4,677
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$4,169 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $7,762Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $8,710
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $3,548

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 15th of 33

$3,548

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.