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Removal Of A Midline Tumor At The Skull Base

Idaho 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?

$8,126

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,126 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,495 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,630 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$5,495$4,169 to $6,457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,630$676 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $550 to $12,303Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $7,244
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,630professional $5,495

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,918.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,760.83
21 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 21st of 51

$8,126

$5,495 physician + $2,630 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.