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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Georgia 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?

$4,571

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 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 5 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$4,169$3,162 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,802 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $12,882Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $6,761
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $4,169

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
$3,162.28
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$26,302.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 19th of 51

$4,571

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.