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Removal of a Growth in the Skull Bone

Texas 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?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $6,310.

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 $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $10,000
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $3,631

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
$1,096.48
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,585.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$7,943.28
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,951.21
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17

Where Texas 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.

Texas $3,631 · 36th 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.