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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Iowa 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?

$5,370

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,786 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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$4,786$3,467 to $8,128
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$4,898 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $8,318Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $16,982
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $4,786

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
$4,168.69
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,128.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$21,379.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,120.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$5,370

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.