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Removal of a Tumor Beside the Brainstem

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 61520

Removal of a growth sitting in the angle between the cerebellum and the brainstem, where the nerves for hearing, balance, and facial movement enter the brain. Bone at the back of the skull is taken away to reach the area, and the tumor is separated from those nerves under a microscope. Growths here cause hearing loss, ringing in the ear, unsteadiness, or facial weakness.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Tumor Beside the Brainstem cost?

$14,369

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,369 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $6,607 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,762 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$6,607$5,248 to $8,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,762$891 to $19,953

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $776 to $33,113Professionalmedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $11,220
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,762professional $6,607

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$34,673.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,220.18

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 9.9 times more in Maine than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 7th of 51

$14,369

$6,607 physician + $7,762 facility

ME $37,607WA $3,801

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.