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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Alaska rates for HCPCS 61530

Brain surgery to remove a growth sitting where the hearing and balance nerves meet the brainstem, such as an acoustic neuroma. The skull is opened through the bone behind the ear together with a second opening, giving a wider path to the growth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach cost?

$10,233

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,233 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10,233 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 6 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$10,233$6,918 to $14,125
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$4,169 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $19,498Professionalmedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $19,055
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $10,233

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,772.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$19,498.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$18,197.01
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$19,498.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$18,197.01

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in California than in Oklahoma. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$10,233

CA $10,471OK $2,754

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.