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Removal Of A Brain Abscess At The Back Of The Head

Vermont 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?

$2,291

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $2,754.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $3,802
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $2,291

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $2,291 · 44th 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.