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Removal of a Growth in the Skull Bone

West Virginia 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?

$8,710

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,710 to $23,988.

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 $8,710 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $23,988
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,710

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
$1,230.27
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$23,988.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 11th of 50

$8,710

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.