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Removal of a Growth in the Skull Bone

Nebraska 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?

$10,471

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,471 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,244 to $14,454.

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 $10,471 · 10th to 90th $5,012 to $19,953Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $4,074
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $10,471professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$19,952.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
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
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $10,471 · 9th 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.