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Removal Of A Brain Abscess At The Back Of The Head

Texas rates for HCPCS 61522

Opens the skull at the back of the head to reach the lower rear part of the brain, and removes a walled-off pocket of infection there. Taking out the abscess along with its capsule clears the infection and relieves the pressure it puts on surrounding brain tissue. It is major neurosurgery under general anesthesia, followed by a course of antibiotics and a hospital stay.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Brain Abscess At The Back Of The Head cost?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,399$1,995 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,862 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,333Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $3,890
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $2,399

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,467.37
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,466.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$13,182.57
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$19,498.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,801.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,890.45
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in California than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Texas $2,512 · 38th of 51
CA $9,333OK $2,042

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.