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Removal of a Growth in the Skull Bone

Illinois 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $7,413.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $14,791Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $7,943
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $2,188

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$33,884.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$14,454.40

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 39th of 50

$3,236

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.