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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 October 2026.

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

$2,754

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $3,548.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $468 to $776Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $4,677
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $776professional $2,754

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 27th of 51

$2,754

AK $8,913TX $661

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.