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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Arkansas 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?

$3,548

Typical physician fee. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $3,631.

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 $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,631Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $5,012
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $3,631

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 34th of 51

$3,548

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.