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Removal Of A Meningioma From The Back Of The Brain

Virginia rates for HCPCS 61519

Opens the skull at the back of the head to remove a meningioma, a growth arising from the membranes covering the brain, from the posterior fossa, the compartment holding the cerebellum and brainstem. Growths here press on structures controlling balance, swallowing, hearing, and breathing, and can block the flow of fluid around the brain. The surgeon separates the growth from those structures and removes it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$6,026

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,631 to $19,055.

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 $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $26,303Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $6,761
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $3,715

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$31,622.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 20th of 50

$6,026

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.