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Removal Of A Midline Tumor At The Skull Base

Utah 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?

$6,566

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,566 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$331 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,951 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $575 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $275 to $3,981
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $1,995

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
$3,162.28
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,918.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,332.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,606.93
6 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
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Utah 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

Utah· 28th of 51

$6,566

$1,995 physician + $4,571 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.