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Removal Of Tumor Near Brainstem, Wider Approach

Indiana 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?

$5,012

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 from a physician practice, and about $25,119 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$3,388$2,692 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25,119$15,488 to $31,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25,119 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $38,019Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $5,248
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $25,119professional $3,388

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
$2,344.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,888.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 16th of 51

$5,012

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.