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Removal of a Growth in the Skull Bone

Wisconsin 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?

$13,804

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,804 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,079 to $18,197.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,791 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $26,303Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $4,365
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $14,791professional $3,020

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,025.60
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,489.63
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$17,378.01
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,818.38
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,365.16
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$794.33
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin $13,804 · 4th 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.