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Removal of a Growth in the Skull Bone

Iowa rates for HCPCS 61500

Removes a piece of skull bone containing a tumor or other abnormal growth, together with a margin of healthy bone around it. The scalp is opened, the affected bone is cut out, and the resulting gap may be repaired at the same time or at a later operation. It treats growths arising in the bone itself rather than in the brain beneath it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Growth in the Skull Bone cost?

$6,761

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,761 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,090 to $8,128.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $5,888
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,244professional $2,884

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,589.25
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$13,489.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

Iowa· 20th of 50

$6,761

ME $26,915ND $1,259

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.