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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Illinois 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 negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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$3,631$2,951 to $5,623
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,862 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $7,762
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$83,176.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$12,302.69
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,786.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 35th 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.