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Removal Of A Midline Tumor At The Skull Base

Alaska rates for HCPCS 61521

Removes a tumor sitting in the midline at the base of the skull, in the lower rear compartment that holds the cerebellum and brainstem. A section of skull bone at the back of the head is taken out to reach it, and the tumor is separated from the surrounding brain and nerves. It is a demanding operation because of how tightly packed that area is.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Midline Tumor At The Skull Base cost?

$24,905

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24,905 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $12,882 to the doctor who performs it, and $12,023 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$12,882$8,128 to $12,882
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$12,023$1,820 to $20,893

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,023 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $251,189Professionalmedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $3,467 to $19,055
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $12,023professional $12,882

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,232.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$20,892.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$20,417.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$346,736.85
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.8 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

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$24,905

$12,882 physician + $12,023 facility

ME $36,725WA $3,399

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.