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Removal Of A Tumor From The Back Of The Brain

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 61518

Opens the skull at the back of the head to remove a tumor from the posterior fossa, the compartment that holds the cerebellum and the brainstem. Growths here can block the flow of fluid around the brain and cause headache, unsteadiness, and vomiting. It applies to tumors growing from the brain tissue itself rather than from its covering membranes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Tumor From The Back Of The Brain cost?

$8,511

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,511 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,457 to $16,596.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $20,893
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511

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
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$24,547.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$24,547.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$19,498.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.

Minnesota· 9th of 50

$8,511

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.