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Brain Tumor Removal Through An Opening In The Skull

Alaska rates for HCPCS 61510

Opens the skull to reach and remove a tumor in the upper part of the brain, above the shelf that separates it from the back lower portion. It covers a tumor growing within the brain tissue itself rather than one arising from the membranes that cover it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brain Tumor Removal Through An Opening In The Skull cost?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $10,000.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $14,125
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890

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
$6,309.57
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$14,125.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$14,125.38

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $3,890 · 32nd of 50
ME $26,915WY $1,288

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.