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Removal Of A Midline Tumor At The Skull Base

Nebraska 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?

$9,924

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,924 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $6,457 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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$6,457$5,012 to $7,244
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$676 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $537 to $12,589Professionalmedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $3,631 to $8,913
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $6,457

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
$2,754.23
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$23,442.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$22,387.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,912.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 14th of 51

$9,924

$6,457 physician + $3,467 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.