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Removal of a Growth in the Skull Bone

Massachusetts 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?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,020 to $5,754.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $8,913
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,981

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
$2,691.53
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,882.50
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,801.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,882.50
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $3,981 · 34th of 50
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.