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Removal of a Growth in the Skull Bone

New Mexico 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $7,762.

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 $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $24,547
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,162

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
$1,905.46
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$81,283.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 40th of 50

$3,162

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.