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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Colorado 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?

$5,495

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $16,218 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 7 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$3,548$2,951 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16,218$6,026 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $38,905Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $6,026
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $16,218professional $3,548

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
$2,951.21
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,165.95
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,495.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$17,378.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$6,025.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 11th of 51

$5,495

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.