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Removal Of A Midline Tumor At The Skull Base

Oregon 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?

$12,054

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,054 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $6,166 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$6,166$4,467 to $7,943
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$4,571 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $8,511Professionalmedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $9,333
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $5,888professional $6,166

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
$5,128.61
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,585.78
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$8,709.64
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,456.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$16,595.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$11,220.18
12 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
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 8th of 51

$12,054

$6,166 physician + $5,888 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.