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Removal Of A Midline Tumor At The Skull Base

Texas 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?

$3,984

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,984 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$1,585$339 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$891 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $490 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $63 to $4,467
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $2,399professional $1,585

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
$1,122.02
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Texas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$26,915.35
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,918.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,265.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Texas 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

Texas· 50th of 51

$3,984

$1,585 physician + $2,399 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.